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/ XXXTentacion’s killer will be released, Banko Brown’s family speaks out & prosecutors want stiff sentence for Tory Lanez (EP65) - Streets and Scholars

Episode 65

XXXTentacion’s killer will be released, Banko Brown’s family speaks out & prosecutors want stiff sentence for Tory Lanez (EP65)

In this episode 65 of Streets and Scholars with Frank "FG" Thornton and Alex Alonso they discuss the following: 

00:30 - Lakers and Lebron James get swept

08:29 - Jay-Z and Beyonce purchase the most expensive house in California history, a $200 million estate.


14:58 - China "Banko" Brown's father speaks out against the Walgreens security guard who shot and killed his daughter.


24:10 - California Attorney General Bonta will examine the Banko Brown killing


30:49 - Robert Allen, one of the 4 men that robbed, shot and killed rapper XXXtentacion was sentenced to only 7-years, and will be out in 2-years for his cooperation in the case. The other three participants, Michael Boatwright, Trayvon Newsome, Deitrich Williams and were all given life sentences.


34:03 - News clip of Judge approving the seven year sentence for Robert Allen for 2nd degree murder. He has five years credit and will be released in two years. 


48:37 - Prosecutors Alexander Bott and Kathy Ta submit a memorandum to consider aggravating circumstances so that the judge can give Tory Lanez the most harsh sentence. Motion for aggravating circumstances: https://streetgangs.com/docs/torylanez/memomoradum-May23-2023b.pdf


1:01:03 - Two women in Las Vegas, finesse a man, Bryan Altamirao-Solano, 25, then shoot and kill him in hotel room. Erika Covington and Arionna Taylor both 20 are charged with killing Bryan Altamirano-Solano after robbing him in his room


1:09:20 - Unknown woman robs and steal over $600,000 in Rolex's and jewelry from a man she met and a local bar in Winwood, Miami. She drugged the man, then went through his safe and stole all his jewelry. 1:19:25 - end of episode


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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.