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Castano's crusade against the rebels began as a white-hot act of revenge: in 1979 a FARC gang kidnapped his father, a dairy farmer in Cordoba province. The members demanded $50,000, and when the Castano family could raise only $20,000, they executed him. "We knew these guerrillas. We'd let them sleep in our house. We sympathized with their social ideals," Castano recalls. Later, his kid sister was killed in a botched kidnapping by the FARC. Eight more of his siblings were later killed, either by drug hit men or rebels, he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: King Of The Jungle | 11/27/2000 | See Source »

From this statement alone, you might think Guru, the vocal half of the hip-hop group Gang Starr, is overly arrogant regarding his third Jazzmatazz project. But the music that follows the man's initial words more than backs him up. Guru has collaborated with some phenomenal and diverse artists in order to create this fusion of hip-hop and other genres. Erykah Badu's soulful voice laughs and dances around Guru's rap in the jazzy song "Plenty." In contrast, "Lift Your Fist" with the Roots is Philly hip-hop with an attitude. All in all, you will find...

Author: By Arts Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: New Albums | 11/17/2000 | See Source »

Those kinds of remarks are part and parcel of why many call Rivers, a Dorchester minister leading the fight against gang violence in the area, Gates' most severe and most persistent critic...

Author: By Juliet J. Chung, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rivers, Gates Collaborate on After-School Program | 11/16/2000 | See Source »

...Kool & the Gang, to sing the national anthems of the U.S. and North Korea b All the food and water c A stash of California wine d A special edition of the board game Risk[TM] with newly drawn borders to celebrate the treaty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Quiz Nov. 6, 2000 | 11/6/2000 | See Source »

...crackhead, curses, "These deportees from the U.S. are to blame. They've brought the crack and the killing." A flicker of guilt crosses Cesar's face. He belonged to an MS chapter in Eagle Pass, Texas, before he was deported back to Honduras. "It's either live in the gang, or die," he retorts. And Cesar knows his death may be riding in the next passing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gang-Bangers: A Deadly U.S. Export | 11/3/2000 | See Source »

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