What killed Jane Creba : rap, race, and the invention of a gang war / Anita Arvast.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arvast, Anita, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creba, Jane, 1990-2005.

Creba, Jane.

Victims of violent crimes--Ontario--Toronto.

Victims of violent crimes.

Ontario--Toronto.

Physical Description:

171 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Dundurn, [2016]

Summary:

On Boxing Day 2005, fifteen-year-old Jane Creba was fatally shot on one of the busiest streets in Toronto. Police and journalists reported her death as that of an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire of rival gangs. In the months that followed Creba's death, fifty-six men of colour were arrested in connection with the shooting. Twelve men went to preliminary hearings. One black man pleaded guilty, and another three men, also black; were convicted of her murder. But only one bullet killed Jane. What Killed Jane Creba is a story of not only a true crime but' of the sensationalism and prejudice that clouded the story from the outset. The author guides us through the incident and its aftermath, revealing that the whole truth can only be known when we set aside judgments and begin to ask questions: who, what, when, where, how, why, and what next? Book jacket.

Contents:

1 T-dot-O 27

2 Short, Big Guy, JoJay: AKA's, Thugs, and Hoods 35

3 Hip Hop, Out! 49

4 R-E-S-P-E-C-T 63

5 Crack 101: Make Sure You Have Friends 73

6 Raining in Toronto 83

7 The Hunt 95

8 Rap, Rats, and the G-code 105

9 Courting Justice 121

10 Swing Low 137.

ISBN:

9781459735064

1459735064

OCLC:

941433091

Publisher Number:

99968316275