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Stanley Tookie Williams III [1] [2] (December 29, 1953 – December 13, 2005) was an American gangster who co-founded and led the Crips gang in Los Angeles. He and Raymond Washington formed an alliance in 1971 that established the Crips as Los Angeles' first major African-American street gang.
Barbara Cottman Becnel (born May 30, 1950) is an American author, journalist, and film producer. She was a close friend of Crips co-founder Stanley Williams (aka "Stan Tookie Williams"; a convicted murderer and former gang leader who would later become an anti-gang activist and writer), and editor of Williams's series of children's books, which spoke out against gang violence.
In 1971, Washington formed an alliance with Stanley "Tookie" Williams, establishing the Crips as the first major African-American street gang in Los Angeles, and served as one of the co-leaders. In 1974, Washington was convicted of robbery and received a five-year prison sentence, during which his leadership and influence in the Crips declined.
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Stanley Thomas Williams (1888–1956), American literary critic and scholar of Herman Melville. Stanley Williams (1953–2005), founder of American gang The Crips Stanley Williams (dancer) (1925–1997), 20th century dancer and instructor
Tiequon Cox stabbed Stanley Tookie Williams in 1988 while on death row. [3] This is depicted in the 2004 TV film Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story . On July 18, 2000, three inmates, regarded as some of San Quentin's most dangerous prisoners, almost escaped. [ 4 ]
Malcolm Michael Mays (born February 14, 1990) is an American actor, musician, and filmmaker. At the age of seventeen, Mays co-directed and produced his own short film, aided by producer Todd Black, Gary Martin of Sony Pictures and others. [1]
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