I am Raymond Washington

I am Raymond Washington provides the reader with an unprecedented look into the life of the founder of the Crips. Forget everything you have been told about who started the Crips and why. Most of it is wrong, very wrong. Welcome to the only authorized biography of the undisputed founder of the Crips. Filled with interviews of friends, family and acquaintances from people who knew and grew up with, Raymond Lee Washington. Don't look here for horrific stories of gang violence and crimes committed by gang members, that has been done before. If you are looking for a factual and intuitive look into what made Raymond Washington unique in the mean streets of Los Angeles, this book is for you. This book is filled with stories and eyewitness accounts of those that knew who the real founder of the Crips gang was, what he represented to the people that knew him, and hopefully explains why his name is still spoken on the streets of Los Angeles with hatred, fear, and awe and reverence. Entering the world of Raymond Washington with an open mind was difficult for me but eventually the story of who Raymond Washington was as a leader, warrior, tactician, and mentor became clear. Hopefully it will become clear to the reader why the gang was so successful and explain how an apparently unremarkable 15 year old kid in the fall of 1969 would sit down with his best friend and form what would become one of the single most successful and yet feared and hated gangs in the world, The Crips. I am Raymond Washington won a Bronze medal in true crime in the 2015 IPPY awards. I am Raymond Washington was a Finalist in the 2015 IAN Book awards contest in both General Non Fiction and the Bio/memoir categories. I am Raymond Washington won a Bronze Medal in Non Fiction/Bio in the 2015 Readers Favorite International book awards. I am Raymond Washington is a Finalist in Non Fiction in the 2015 Kindle Book awards I am Raymond Washington was a Finalist in Biography in the 2015 USA Today book awards contest I Am Raymond Washington Is The Only Authorized Biography Of The Undisputed Founder Of The Crips And Provides An Unprecedented Look Into Raymond Washington's Life. If You're Looking For Stories Of Gang Violence And Crimes Committed By Gang Members, That's Been Done Before, And This Book Isn't For You. But If You're Looking For A Factual And Intuitive Look Into What Made Raymond Washington Unique In The Mean Streets Of Los Angeles, This Is The Book You Want To Read. Filled With Stories, Many Never-before-seen Photographs, As Well As Interviews And Eyewitness Accounts Of Those Who Knew Raymond, What He Represented, And How And Why The Crips Were Formed-and Why His Name Is Still Spoken On The Streets Of Los Angeles Today With Hatred, Fear, Awe, And Reverence. Entering The World Of Raymond Washington With An Open Mind Was Difficult For Me; However, The Story Of Who Raymond Washington Was As A Leader, Warrior, Tactician, And Mentor Became Clear. Learn Why The Gang Was So Successful And How An Unremarkable Fifteen-year-old Kid In The Fall Of 1969 Sat Down With His Best Friend And Formed What Later Became One Of The Most Successful, And Yet Feared And Hated Gangs In The World-the Crips. Landed On Black Is About The Reality That Every Cop Comes To Realize. After You Have Been On The Job Long Enough You Realize That Nothing Is Howit Seems. Your Circle Of People That You Can Trust...really Trust, Gets Smaller Every Year And You Start To Question Your Own Sanity/ Could Everyone You Know Be This Messed Up? Is It Really Possible That You Missed All The Facades And The Ruses That People Kept Up? Before I Started Working As A Cop I Was And Careful About Whom I Chose To Associate With. Now It Seems Everywhere I Look I Recognize The Potential For Being Double Crossed And Betrayed. Landed On Black Is About The Toll That Reality Took On My Life. The authorized biography of the undisputed founder of the Crips, Raymond Washington (1953-1979)