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...Because they have nothing to live for, except their gang, their 'hood. They "claim their 'hood," -- pledge allegiance to their neighborhood gang -- and it becomes their whole world, their family. Their loyalty is fierce. The drive-bys are mostly "paybacks," revenge killings, sometimes for feuds that started before they were born...
...SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM by Richard Kluger (Viking; $23). Robin Hood has only a minor role in this novel of 13th century England. The Sheriff, maligned by history and Hollywood, is shown to be a dutiful official confronting personal and moral dilemmas and the origins of constitutional government. A real parchment turner, richly imagined and beautifully written...
...Robin Hood's credo has never been guiding force in American public policy, but Jonathan Kozol, a writer who might be called the Robin Hood of education, has used the concept in his bestselling book Savage Inequalities and an emerging voice in political debates over education...
...Peebles' groundbreaking work lives on in the films of today's Black directors. John Singleton (Boyz-n-the Hood), Mario Van Peebles (son of Melvin and director of New Jack City) and Lee have all cited Van Peebles as an early influence...
Last year Kevin Costner's Robin Hood won the release race against a competing movie about the Sherwood Forest hero, which was then downgraded to TV. Now two movies about Christopher Columbus are racing to the finish line, and a pair featuring Buddha are in the works. Seems like deja vu all over the place...