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Benjy “Yellow Benjy” Melendez was the founder of the Ghetto Brothers street gang, the most influential street gang in New York City history. Ghetto Brother: How I Found Peace In The South Bronx Street Gang Wars, his memoir, is the only published memoir of a 1970s South Bronx street gang member. Written by Benjy and me, Ghetto Brother gives a first-hand account of the real-life story that inspired the cult film The Warriors. Moreover, this book gives a rare, close-up look at New York’s street gang era. Finally, Ghetto Brother is essential reading if you want to really understand the connection between the South Bronx street gangs and the roots of hip hop.
Benjy “Yellow Benjy” Melendez, founder of the Ghetto Brothers street gang, social activist, and lead singer of the Ghetto Brothers band, finally tells his story. A memoir of life as a late 1960s/early 1970s street gang member; of a musician on the cusp of stardom; a fighter for peace; and a man on a quest to reclaim his Jewish roots.
With chilling detail and unflinching candor, Benjy opens up as never before in Ghetto Brother and he takes us back to the mean streets of New York that gave rise to New York's infamous street gang era. Recounting his life in one of New York’s most notorious street gangs and his transformation to a peace ambassador, Ghetto Brother is a riveting memoir that explores the human condition.
Ghetto Brother is a powerful documentation of this explosive time in New York history, but at its core, it’s an exploration of the route from boy to man, from criminal to activist, in uncharted territory. It’s also a vivid portrait of what identity means and what happens when that identity dissolves and grows anew. Evocative and filled with the sights and sounds of a changing New York and a transformative life, Ghetto Brother is the chronicle of a remarkable journey and an extraordinary leader.
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