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/ Bear from 89 East Coast Crips - Streets and Scholars

Episode 79

Charles "Bear" Spratley, working movie Colors, Hat Gang to East Coast Crips, creating B.A.B.Y (EP79)

Episode 79 of Streets & Scholars with host Alex Alonso and guest Charles "Bear" Spratley discuss the following:

Have first kid while in Youth Authority, joining Hat Gang Crip in Watts before jumping to 89 East Coast Crips, working on the movie Colors, with T. Rodgers, Don Cheadle and Glenn Plummer, doing Hood Day, and hood parties, Grape Street Crip war, creating non-profit organization B.A.B.Y, Brothers Against Bangin' Youth.

Bear on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/charles.b.stratley

Bear on IG: http://www.instagram.com/89grump

Go Fund Erica Flagg: https://www.gofundme.com/f/erica-flagg

FIND us on INSTAGRAM:

* Streets & Scholars: http://www.instagram.com/streets.and.scholars 

* Alex Alonso: http://www.instagram.com/alexalonso101 

* FG: https://www.instagram.com/fgeneral1/

FIND us on Youtube:

* Street TV: http://www.youtube.com/streetgangs

* Street TV Flix: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwof1NALLNj3owdHJTM4YVw

* Alex Alonso: https://www.youtube.com/c/AlexAlonso101

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* StreetGangs website: http://www.streetgangs.com

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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.