Author: Stanley "Tookie" Williams

Information

Dec 2, 1971

Stanley Tookie Williams the third, was one of the co-founder's of a nororious crip gang in West Side of LA, California.

Arrested for 4 murders

Dec 2, 1979

Tookie maintained his innocence of his charges. While in prison awaiting his death sentence, "Tookie" decided to change his old ways. This is when he became an author. Wrote Nonfiction books about his life for adults and children.

Interview with Author

Nov 30, 1993

http://www.democracynow.org/2005/11/30/a_conversation_with_death_row_prisoner 3 Facts:
1.In 1993, Williams shook hands with a blood member (opp. gang) while in prison to make the gang wars outside of prison to stop.
2. Crazy to find out he was found guilty of charges when NO type of evidence was ever found that led him to the killings.
3. To him, redemption isn't about spirituality, it symbolizes an end to a bad beginning and a new start.

Gangs and Drugs

Oct 5, 1997

Gangs and Drugs By: Stanley "Tookie" Williams
Genre: Informational; Nonfiction
Target Age: 5-10
Format: Picture storybook
Overview:
This book is very interesting. Stanley tells kids how he used to huff glue and why. He also explains why and how drugs are bad for you. Last, He explains to kids how his gang started using bad and the trouble it led them into.

Gangs and Your Friends

Nov 11, 1997

Gangs and Your Friends By: Tookie Williams
Genre: Nonfiction; Informational
Format: Story Picturebook
Audience: Age 5-10
Synopsis:
This book teaches kids the truth about gangs and your friends. A lot of people hear that gangs are good friends but Stanley jumps right in and breaks that down really quick by addressing what a real friend does.

Tookie's Bibliography (p.1)

Dec 5, 1997

1 Gangs & Drugs
2. Gangs & Abuse of Power
3.Gangs & Violence
4. Gangs & Wanting to Belong
5. Gangs & Weapons
6.Gangs & Your Friends
7.Gangs and Your Neighborhood

Gangs and Wanting to Belong (book1)

Dec 5, 1997

Gangs & Wanting to Belong
By Stanley Tookie WIlliams
Genre: Nonfiction: Informational
Reader: Targets young readers age 5-10.
Format: Picture story book with word pronounciations for kids
SYNOPSIS:
This information book talks about the truth of wanting to belong by being in a gang. It begins telling kids he was the leader of Crip gang and how he did it to belong. Also offers ways to better belong.
This book was wri

Tookie's Biblography (p.2)

Period: Dec 6, 1998 to Dec 6, 2007

1. Life In Prison (1998) 8. Gangs and Self Esteem (1999) 9.Redemption: From Original gangster to Nobel Prize (2004)
2. Redemption: Stanley Tookie Williams story (2004) *Movie 11.Blue Rage:Black Redemption A Memoir 2005
3. Blue Rage Black Redemption a Foreword Memoir 2007

The author in him

Dec 2, 2001

Each year from 2001-2005;Tookie was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. All his books helped to teach youth to stay away from gangs and violence!

Seen a board

Oct 2, 2002

Tookie seen a board and tried to aim for an appral. Instead, they suggested he aim for a clemency from the governor of California.

Fun fact 5

Dec 2, 2004

Tookie had created a peace agreement in prison with another notorious gang to end the gang wars in LA. He was appraised by George W. Bush and recieved a letter from him thanking him for the deed

Blue Rage, Black Redemption (book 2)

Dec 5, 2004

Blue Rage, Black Redemption
Author: Stanley Williams
Genre: Nonfiction ; Autobiography
Targets: Adults
Format: Chapter book
Synopsis:
This book tells the life of Tookie in his own words. talks about how he went from being the co-creater of Crips with his "best friend" to becoming an antigang activist through his books.

The end of Tookie

Dec 12, 2005

Despite his many years of pleading innocence, he recieved the death penalty by Lethal Injection.
Hiis books and movie teach kids to refrain kids from making the same mistakes he did. His books up to now, are still used in cities prevalent in gang violence, His death took alot of controversy.

website

Dec 2, 2011

http://www.biography.com/people/stanley-tookie-williams-476676
Many websites are based on the life of Stanley Williams. The website used went more in detail about his books. Also, interesting to note that his life was made into a movie where they also show more in depth about his writings. The movie stars Jamie Foxx as Tookie and depicts his life perfectly

Gangs and Abuse of Power

Dec 6, 2011

Gangs and Abuse of Power By Stanley "Tookie" Williams
Genre: Nonfiction: Informational
Targets: Kids ages 5-10
Format: Picture
Overview:
Tookie talks about power to kids. He directly tells kids how easily power can either help or hurt you. He even addresses how bad gangs abuse power and why they do this.