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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.
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.
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.
Tookie may refer to: Stanley Tookie Williams, American gangster and original founder of a street gang known as the Crips; Tookie Gilbert, American baseball player; Steve Peregrin Took, English musician/songwriter and prominent member of the UK underground, frequently known socially as Tookie; Bartholomew Tookie, MP and mayor
The film deals with the life of Stanley Tookie Williams (Foxx), the co-founding member of the Crips street gang. [3] Along with showing his life in the streets and his time in San Quentin State Prison, it shows the work Williams did while incarcerated to help decrease gang violence in the world. The film was shot in 2003 while Williams was ...
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Stanley "Tookie" Williams: convicted spree killer, co-founder and early leader of the Crips street gang. Author (several children's books about his experience at San Quentin [205]) and cause célèbre. Executed by lethal injection on December 13, 2005. [206] Clarence Ray Allen: convicted for ordering the killing of three people. At age 76, he ...
The first-ever "Peace Needs" conference, drawing nationwide experts on violence intervention to the city's downtown, will be held Thursday through Saturday at Fordson Hotel.