Sudhir Venkatesh

Gang Leader for a Day

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  • Rano Marufovahas quoted4 years ago
    I said, with the goal of understanding the lives of young black men in order to design better public policy.
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    For the first time, I became fully conscious of just what I was doing: tagging along with the leader of a major crack-selling gang.
  • Rano Marufovahas quoted4 years ago
    see people getting rides to the store. Who do you think is doing that? Before you go yelling at J.T. and the rest of them, you better understand that they’re family, too. And they’re helping—which is more than I can say for you.”
  • Rano Marufovahas quoted4 years ago
    you want it right away. Well, the CHA ain’t doing nothing. So I have to find ways to take care of it.”
  • Rano Marufovahas quoted4 years ago
    fact, she discussed it with a measure of pride, highlighting her ability to put the gang’s ill-gotten gains to good use.
  • Rano Marufovahas quoted4 years ago
    As I walked back to my apartment in Hyde Park, everything seemed fundamentally different.
  • Rano Marufovahas quoted4 years ago
    Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) was indeed tearing down the Lake Park projects in order to build condominiums and town houses.
  • Rano Marufovahas quoted4 years ago
    He had a few glittery gold teeth, a sizable diamond earring, and deep, hollow eyes that fixed on mine without giving away anything.
  • Rano Marufovahas quoted4 years ago
    He checked out everyone who was on the scene, as if making a mental list of what each person was doing.
  • Rano Marufovahas quoted4 years ago
    “Did that live up to your expectations?”
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