Nobody had books at home. My dad was a very educated person, so he would have books at home. All Spanish books. That helped. Most of my homies had no books at home. — Luis J. Rodriguez Copy Share Image
“A friend once told me a story about a former Black Panther leader in a Midwest community who in the 1960s had his phone… — Luis J. Rodríguez Copy Share
I worked in a steel mill, I worked in a foundry, I worked in a paper mill, I worked in a chemical refinery, construction,… — Luis J. Rodriguez Copy Share
“you dont have solo rights to anything anymore,not even your crazy life” — Luis J. Rodriguez Copy Share
I moved into the garage at my mom's house, she wouldn't let me into the house, and the garage didn't have any running water.… — Luis J. Rodriguez Copy Share
“It never stopped, this running. We were constant prey, and the hunters soon became big blurs: the police, the gangs, the junkies, the dudes… — Luis J. Rodriguez Copy Share
One summer I was homeless in L.A., when I was about fifteen, and I used to go to the library to get books. I… — Luis J. Rodriguez Copy Share
I was kind of a weird homie; I was a weird kid. Nobody in my family loved books. I'm the only one. — Luis J. Rodriguez Copy Share
Nobody supported me; my family thought I had gone crazy. They thought, you crazy gangster, you crazy drug addict, now you want to be… — Luis J. Rodriguez Copy Share
The judge gave me a break. He was like: wow, we've never heard of this. So he gave me time served in the county… — Luis J. Rodriguez Copy Share
“my task is to make you hear,to make you feel ,and ,above all,to make you see,that is all,and it is everything” — Luis J. Rodriguez Copy Share
We [people] all need each other. Gangs do try to fill that void - but they can't do what healthy, balanced, and coherent families… — Luis J. Rodriguez Copy Share
I was arrested and put in murder's row. They were trying to get me for some murders I didn't do. They had me in… — Luis J. Rodriguez Copy Share
To go against gangs or drugs is meaningless unless this is mostly done by filling in the empties, the vacuums, and stop the neglect… — Luis J. Rodriguez Copy Share
We need more leaders among our gente - more teachers, politicians, businesspeople, organizers, and such. Turn the energy that many young people are putting… — Luis J. Rodriguez Copy Share
