Streets and Scholars is a one of a kind podcast hosted by an ex-con who had been sentenced to over 15 years in prison in both the California Department of Corrections and the Federal BOP. He hails from Lynwood / Compton and represented the Cross Atlantic Piru gang, but now he is family man, husband, father and a podcast co-host. He is matched up with a co-host that grew up in the mean streets of Los Angeles, but managed to avoid prison, went on to graduate from the University of Southern California and became a professor. Welcome Frank ”FG” Thornton & Alex Alonso’s podcast, STREETS & SCHOLARS, where they discuss current street issues, provide hip-hop commentary, cover the latest criminal justice topics, and discuss how race and place impact our everyday experience. Tap in! Official Website: https://www.streetgangs.com/podcasting/streets-and-scholars-podcast/ Streets and Scholars podcast with Alex Alonso & F.G. Streets and Scholars is a one of a kind podcast hosted by an ex-con who had been sentenced to over 15 years in prison in both the California Department of Corrections and the Federal BOP. He hails from Lynwood / Compton and represented the Cross Atlantic Piru gang, but now he is family man, husband, father and a podcast co-host. He is matched up with a co-host that grew up in the mean streets of Los Angeles, but managed to avoid prison, went on to graduate from the University of Southern California and became a professor. Welcome Frank ”FG” Thornton & Alex Alonso’s podcast, STREETS & SCHOLARS, where they discuss current street issues, provide hip-hop commentary, cover the latest criminal justice topics, and discuss how race and place impact our everyday experience. Tap in! Official Website: https://www.streetgangs.com/podcasting/streets-and-scholars-podcast/ Councilwoman gets hit, 3 rappers disappear & the greatest basketball player | Streets & Scholars (EP51) - Streets and Scholars

Episode 51

Councilwoman gets hit, 3 rappers disappear & the greatest basketball player | Streets & Scholars (EP51)

In this episode 51 of Streets and Scholars with Frank "FG" Thornton and Alex Alonso they discuss:

1. LeBron James becomes the all time scoring champion in the NBA and surpasses Kareem Abdul Jabbar. Who is the greatest basketball player of all times.

2. Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour was mysteriously shot and killed while she was in her car near her home in New Jersey. Why was she targeted for homicide?

3. One of the police officers (Demetrius Haley) that was charged in the 2nd degree murder of Tyre Nichols, took photos of his dying body and texted them to a female acquaintance. Who is she?

4. 3 rappers from Detroit disappear after their rap show was cancelled. Two weeks later their bodies were found in an abandoned building riddled with bullets.

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Alex Alonso is the owner and curator of LAnd Media, a podcasting network that brings dope content directly from the raw streets to your ears, facilitated through amazing conversations and interviews on street politics, gang culture, prison life, music and hip-hop, criminal justice issues and whatever else our dope hosts want to spit.