![]() ![]() ![]() The shows have prompted discussion on message boards and analysis by Chip Johnson in the Chronicle. But this fall, the nationwide broadcast of “Gang Wars: Oakland” added a new layer of complexity to many viewers’ already complicated feelings about what that violence means and how outsiders perceive it. Gangs are a complicated reality in Oakland, a city haunted by violence and the negative reputation that comes with it. ![]() “I think it’s the United States is going though a recession and there’s all kinds of intangibles,” Moodie replied. “That’s true, but it’s getting worse,” said a young man named Ambrose. “I just feel that it has to be said that Oakland is not the seedy underbelly with 10,000 gang members that they make it out to be.” “As I drive around, I don’t feel the sense that I get from this documentary,” said Damond Moodie, who owns the preschool Park’s daughter attends. Earlier, during the introductions, this mom had told the group, “Sometimes I love and hate Oakland at the same time,” and in the silence that came over the room after the TV went off, this contradiction seem to hang in the air. Park turned off the TV and looked up at the 15 guests seated in a cozy circle of chairs and couches: There was the man who lived downstairs, the older woman who moved from Atlanta last year, the baby-faced ex-gang member who grew up in Oakland, and the middle-aged mom who had raised her family here. “In Oakland, revenge is a promise all the time.” The credits rolled. “The cycle of violence continues,” the narrator said. The conclusion of the show was the revelation that one of the 9400 Boys had been murdered their leader, Javier, made a decision to kill whoever was responsible. The first part had focused on African-American gangs in Oakland this one explored Latino gangs and their territories by following the Oakland Police Department’s gang unit and the 9400 Boys, a small group in East Oakland. The program was the second installment of a two-part documentary that aired in September. The result: A war zone with a murder every three days.” “Nearly 10,000 gang members fight for control of these streets. “Oakland, California,” intoned the narrator as the images flickered across the screen. “One thing I do know is it’s a reflection.” “I’m not quite sure why we are doing this,” Park said by way of introduction as people settled in around the TV. Their host was Andrew Park, a pastor, basketball coach and organizer of neighborhood events. Gangland Production LLC, Towers Productions, Inc.One night this fall, in an East Oakland neighborhood near Highland Hospital, friends and neighbors gathered in a white two-story house to eat homemade tacos and watch the Discovery Channel show “Gang Wars: Oakland.” GANGLAND: SEASON FIVE gains access to 10 of the country's most dangerous gangs. This is a raw look at life inside these gangs-from those who live it and the agencies that are working to stop them. They usually start out as a form of protection for their members and community but then grow predatory as they feed on the very people that they purport to defend.ĭelve deep into the rich and often brutal bloodlines of gangs across America, from New York City to Chicago, Houston to Nashville, as SEASON FIVE of GANGLAND paints a violently accurate and compelling portrait of gang life in America, and goes to the darkest corners of the country.Įxclusive interviews, rarely seen footage, and unique access to the lives of gangsters provide solid insight into why gangs exist, how they operate, their increasingly destructive methods, and the alarming rate at which they're spreading to suburban and rural areas. From the destruction wrought by the heroin kingpins in Harlem of the 1970s to today's most dangerous gang MS-13, which has spread out from the inner city to infect unexpected turf -suburban communities-gangs have a rich yet deadly history. We learn how they've shaped their times and affected the neighborhoods that they controlled. The Gangland series tells the insider story of some of America's most notorious street gangs. They rob, kill, and terrorize, and they've left their violent mark on our nation's history. History Documentary hosted by Justin Peed, ![]()
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