Sources

1. "Latin Kings boss gets 28-year term." Philadelphia Inquirer [Philadelphia, PA] 14 Mar. 2012. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 21 Sep. 2012.
This article talks about some of the actions made by the Latin Kings that could get them a long time in jail. The Inca, or leader of the Latin Kings in New York was subject to this.

2. "A Nation of Amor." Publishers Weekly 10 Jan. 1994: 42. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 21 Sep. 2012.
This article drop the life of a member of the Latin Kings, showing what affect they have on the people around them.

3. Farkash, Michael R. "Latin Kings: a Street Gang Story." Hollywood Reporter 14 Aug. 2003: 

4. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 21 Sep. 2012.
This Hollywood Tonight article is the written documentary of a Latin King member.

5. "Police free woman locked in room two years." UPI NewsTrack 14 Aug. 2012. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 21 Sep. 2012.
This news article talks about the wife and member of the Latin Kings gang. Because of her relationship, even she was affiliated with the gang.

6. "Drowning Tucson." Publishers Weekly 15 Mar. 2010: 38. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 21 Sep. 2012.
This story of a Latin Kings member wants a better life, however it shows that when you enter the gang, you cannot easily escape.

7. Sanchez, Reymundo. My Bloody Life: The Making of a Latin King. Chicago: Review Press, 2000. Print.This book shows Reymundo's life at a young age in Humboldt Park, supporting my sub-topic. 

8.  Sanchez, Reymundo. Once a King: Always a King. Chicago: Review Press, 2004. Print.This book comes after The Making of a Latin King giving me additional information for after Latin King separation.

9.  Brotherton, David. The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation. Columbia: University Press, 2004. This includes history of the Latin Kings from Chicago to New York.

10. "Publications." Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Oct. 2012. <http://www.alkqn.org/publications.html>.Additional information from a website on the moving of the Latin Kings from Chicago to New York.

11. "Latin Kings, Latinos, Chicago." Latin Kings, Latinos, Chicago. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Oct. 2012. <http://www.uic.edu/orgs/kbc/latinkings/latindex.html>.
This provides me with an extensive database on the Latin Kings.

12. "Gang Profiles: The Latin Kings." http://www.ngcrc.com/ngcrc/page15.htm.
Large database of information throughout the Latin Kings History.

13. Puente, Michael. "Chicago Cops." http://www.wbez.org/story/feds-chicago-cops-helped-
latin-kings-chicago-indiana-crimes-94206
Further proving the little security cops provide in relation to gang violence.

14. Perez, Gina. The Near Northwest Side. University of California: Press, 2004.

15."16 Arrested in 2-year Probe of Latin Kings Gang." Chicago Tribune. N.p., 13 Sept. 2012. Web. 12 Oct. 2012. <http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-09-13/news/chi-16-arrested-among-dozens-charged-in-latin-kings-drug-investigation-20120913_1_latin-kings-detention-hearings-next-week-federal-criminal-complaints>.

16. Feldman, Lauren. "Michael Mendez, Latin Kings Gang Member, Allegedly Kept Girlfriend Locked In Room For Years." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 13 Aug. 2012. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/13/michael-mendez-latin-kings-
girlfriend-locked-new-jersey_n_1773580.html>.

17. "Latin Kings: A Street Gang Story." DCTV. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2012. http://www.dctvny.org/documentaries/latin-kings-street-gang-story.
Biography.

18. "History of Gangs in Chicago." History of Gangs in Chicago. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2012. <http://www.uic.edu/orgs/kbc/ganghistory/briefhistory.html>.
Helps Humboldt park subtopic with before and after comparisons.

19. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/keyword/latin-kings (cite me)
  20. Keating, Allen. Chicago Neighborhoods and suburbs.

21. Ferkenhoff, Eric. Charges Are Filed In Killing Of Boy, 12. Chicago Tribune. 25 July 2000. <http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-07-25/news/0007250282_1_murder-charges-police-and-prosecutors-suspect>.

Community Song Post

Born in Chicago – Paul Butterfield Blues Band

I was born in Chicago at nineteen and forty-one
I was born in Chicago at nineteen and forty-one
Well, my father told me
"Son, you had better get a gun"
 

Well, my first friend went down
When I was 17 years old
Well, my first friend went down
When I was 17 years old

Well, there's one thing I can say about that boy
He gotta go

Well, my second friend went down
When I was 21 years of age

Well, my second friend went down
When I was 21 years of age

Well, there's one thing I can say about that boy
He gotta pray

Well, now rules are alright
If there's someone left to play the game
Well, now rules are alright
If there's someone left to play the game

All my friends are going
And thing's just don't seem the same
Oh, thing's just don't seem the same, babe

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The song brings out the less favorable aspects of Paul’s hometown Chicago. He’s knows where he’s from, however he explains the dangers of his hometown when he sings, “Son, you had better get a gun." Here, he is reenacting his father’s warnings to him that Chicago can be dangerous, and he might want to think about having something to protect himself. The urban Chicago is put in a negative light, as he explains he has experienced the deaths of close ones. By the end of the song, he realizes how much Chicago has changed, however he didn’t particularly explain how it was later in his life.

Community Post

A community is a group of people who work together toward similar goals or interests, while a neighborhood is a relatively smaller residential area. A neighborhood can be a community, because its members can have similar goals or interests, but a community cannot be a neighborhood.

My Communities

I am part of plenty of communities, like the Humboldt Park community. Whatever affects others in the community usually affects me. I would also consider myself part of the Whitney Young school community as I am a student there. However, the most important community I am a part of is my family. Our home has been the setting of our community for as long as I can remember. When everyone shares mutual feelings for a given place, usually it can be difficult to change environments. That’s why I’ve lived in the same house my entire life. Until I was 5, I had lived with my two older brothers. When they moved out, my family community was smaller, but just the same. It did however make things easier to have everything to myself.

My Community’s Expectations

Because I’m part of this family community, I am responsible for doing chores, and helping around the house in order to do my part. To ensure that the community will always stay strong, I need to have a good education and do all of my homework. The relationship between the family members is also a very important aspect, as a separated family cannot function as a community.

We Are Comfortable

Our community is comfortable because we each love each other equally. Looking out for one another and helping each other succeed is what makes a family so important. Anyone part of a family community should have similar goals or interests and should strive to accomplish those goals together, giving each other the confidence along the way.

Jean de Crevecoeur

Jean de Crevecoeur saw America in the late 1700s similarly to how we see it today. He saw a land that welcomed people of all races, cultures, and religious beliefs. While it stays true that America is hospitable in many of these ways today, we now truly allow people to live in their own religious beliefs by tolerating the public practice of their belief. Previously, the ability to practice your religion was tolerated with the expectation that everyone would believe in the Bible and in Jesus. Despite the fact that this rule could have easily been disregarded, today’s America stands as a more tolerant America. Regardless of people’s opinions, everyone in today’s America has the right to their own religious beliefs.