Jerrien Howard Aisha Honore Chazz Johnson November 9, 2011 Urban Studies Chicago Housing Authority Annotated Bibliography

"Chicago Housing Authority." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 10 Nov. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Housing_Authority>. The Chicago Housing Authority was created to help low income African American Families that were ran by the female in the family. The CHA's plan for its high rise building failed so they demolished all of their high rise buildings to create their new transformation. Venkatesh, Sudhir, and Isil Celimli. "Tearing Down the Community: Chicago Public Housing."National Housing Institute. Web. 10 Nov. 2011. <http://www.nhi.org/online/issues/138/chicago.html>. This article was written by the author of gang leader for a day. In the book a student Venkatesh goes and follows a gang leader to see how it was to be black and poor. Things soon change the longer he was around J.T. This article talks about how the tearing down of the projects affected the people that lived in them. People said they rather live in the projects than a regular neighborhood because the people in the projects help you. The reason the homes were torn down was because of the increase in gang activity. Venkatesh, Sudhir Alladi. Gang Leader for a Day: a Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets. New York: Penguin, 2008. Print. This is a great book that talks about the gangs in the Robert Taylor projects during the late 1980's. A professor Sudhir Venkatesh wanted to study what it means to be poor and black and he got more than he ever anticipated, it was almost as if he was in the gang himself. He had very important information about what was going on in the homes when it was going on. He ultimately found a lot of information of the gangs worked, and how it was a very dangerous jons. He also found how even the government knew things but didnt tell because it kept extra cash in their pockets. "Gang Member Indicted on Drugs - Chicago Tribune." Featured Articles From The Chicago Tribune. 03 Apr. 2004. Web. 13 Jan. 2012. <http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-0403/news/0404030191_1_gangster-disciples-gang-members-drug-dealing-charges>. This is a great source because it tells us about how much revenue the gang made by selling crack cocaine. its also contained information how one of the gangs high power pleaded guilty and testified against some of his former gang members. It also showed how big of a organization it was because the gang didnt just carry marijuana they carried heavy drugs like crack that brought a lot if revenue.

Zeleny, Jeff. "Hoover Trial Told Of Intimidation - Chicago Tribune." Featured Articles From The Chicago Tribune. 09 Apr. 1997. Web. 13 Jan. 2012. <http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1997-04-09/news/9704090293_1_gangster-disciples-larryhoover-federal-jury>. This article helps us identify the power that the Gangster Disciples had in the Chicago Public Housing authority especially the Robert Taylor Homes. One witness said that he was pressured by members to join but he never buckled because he said, My mother would kill me." He also was confronted by the gang not to testify against them but soon after that he went into hiding.

Donaldson, Greg. "GANGSTER DISCIPLES 21 Century Vote." Gangs, Chicago, Research Not Stereotypes,. Web. 20 Jan. 2012. <http://gangresearch.net/ChicagoGangs/BGD/voteorig.htm>. This source is a tell all book about the gangster diciples and how the Taylor Homes were there main territory. It also talks about how hoover still controlled the gang from inside the cell. He was sentenced to jail because of a murder in 1976. Hoover had alot of impact even thought he was behind bars, he knew that he had work to be done life and death was in his hands. "Mark Clark." LexisNexis Communities Communities Portal. Web. 2012. <http://www.lexisone.com/lx1/caselaw/freecaselaw?action=OCLGetCaseDetail&format=FULL &sourceID=gdjb&searchTerm=eWLH.dhaa.UYGY.jcKO&searchFlag=y&l1loc=FCLOW>. Mark Clark was a member of the gangster disciple family that was sentenced to jail because he was caught selling crack cocaine. This source give the details of the Mark Clark case. it was found that a source working with the Drug Enforcement administration went undercover and bought some crack cocaine from Mark. Mark pleaded guilty because he knew he wouldn't get off if he pleaded innocent. he was sentenced to 360 months in jail. Reardon, Patrick, and Stanley Ziemba. "Surge In Violent Crime Hits Cha Hardest - Chicago Tribune." Featured Articles From The Chicago Tribune. 20 Mar. 1987. Web. 20 Jan. 2012. <http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-03-20/news/8701220062_1_violent-crimes-cha-crimestatistics>. In 1987 crime in the CHA jumped 31 % this year because of beatings inside apartments and non fatal shootings. It was said that young children are growing up in a environment that teaches them to be violent. the CHA over spent there budget for security 150%. There was also an increase in robberies,sexual assaults, and murders. Is it because of the booming drug trade in the high rise buildings.

"The Interrupters." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 20 Jan. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Interrupters>. This source helps because it gives us some insight of what people are doing to save these lost children that grew up around the era of the drug boom. The CHA homes were the most effected by this boom but its ultimately effects the youth of today and there mindset on life is different because of this. it helps us get our why do we care about this situation.. We care because gangs don't just effect one generation its like a generational curse until someone stands up and says im not gonna be the victim anymore. Corry, John. "TV Review; 'Crisis on Federal Street,' Chicago Housing Disaster - New York Times." The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. 28 July 1987. Web. 20 Jan. 2012. <http://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/28/movies/tv-review-crisis-on-federal-streetchicago-housing-disaster.html?src=pm>. This is a great source because it shows that the projects were for short term but they ultimately kept the poor still poor and on welfare. Its hard to leave the projects with no money and no education and violence all around. it also talks about the documentary "Crisis on federal street", this short film talks about only family who lives in the project and has lived there for 13 years and how living in the projects are. "In Chicago: Raising Children in a Battle Zone - TIME." Breaking News, Analysis, Politics, Blogs, News Photos, Video, Tech Reviews - TIME.com. Web. 08 Feb. 2012. <http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1582834,00.html>.Time is a very credible source, this article talks about how family life was in the Cabrini Green projects. How stray bullets have no name. it was stated that once you hit about nine you are well enough to be a foot solider for the gang.