Oral history interview of Fateen Seifullah conducted by Claytee D. White on October 28, 2020 for African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project.
Fateen Seifullah was born in Compton, California and was surrounded by gang culture from a very early age. As a teenager when he and his family moved to Las Vegas in the early 1980s, he began participating in gang activity. Fateen describes his knowledge about gang operations, drug "rules," and prison time. He also discusses his participation as a Muslim mosque leader in the Historic Westside Las Vegas, his "Iman" (faith and beliefs), and his work in the past decade to push gang activity and drug use out of the community.
Subjects discussed include: Compton, California; drug culture; Muslim philosophy; Iman; and Code of Justice.
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Oral history interview with Ramont L. Williams Sr. conducted by Claytee D. White on September 30, 2020 for African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project.
Ramont Williams tells of his experience as a gang member, first as a "GQ" and later as a "Donna Street Crip." In 1980, Williams received a prison sentence of 61 years. He discusses his time in jail and his views on gang violence as well as the needs of community members who are affected by it. Subjects discussed include: Crips; Donna Street; Bullying; Richard Steele Boxing Club; and Hope 2000 Nonprofit Organization
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Oral history interview with Henry L. Regan Jr. conducted by John Grygo on October 12, 2012 for the African Americans in Las Vegas: a Collaborative Oral History Project. Regan discusses arriving in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1958 and becoming a musician and a gang member. Later, he discusses turning his life around and becoming a skycap at McCarran International Airport.
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