What Killed Jane Creba : Rap, Race, and the Invention of a Gang War by Anita Arvast read online ebook MOBI, DOC, EPUB
9781459735088 English 1459735080 The death of a fifteen-year-old girl caught in the cross-fire of "gang warfare" the day after Christmas in downtown Toronto shook the city to its core. A decade later, "What Killed Jane Creba" takes us through what led to the shooting, compared to what was said and done afterward, to show something far more nuanced than gang rivalries., The sensational story of a girl's tragic death and the whirlwind of racial prejudices that came in its wake. 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 not only a story of a true crime, but of the sensationalism and prejudice that clouded the story from the outset. The author guides readers through the incident and its aftermath, revealing that the whole truth can only be known when we set aside judgements and begin to ask questions: who, what, when, where, how, why, and what next?, The sensational story of a vibrant, young girl's tragic death and the whirlwind of racial prejudices that came in its wake. The day after Christmas in 2005, fifteen-year-old Jane Creba was fatally shot in one of the busiest streets in Toronto, an innocent victim caught in the crossfire of a gang rivalry. And, in a city whose pride in its diversity was about to be shaken as gun violence fears stirred up racial stereotypes, there was one more fact about Jane Creba that press coverage couldn t seem to let go: she was white. In the days 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. "What Killed Jane Creba" is not only a story of a true crime, but of the sensationalism and prejudice that clouded the story from the outset. Dr. Anita Arvast directs us through a study of the incident and its aftermath, revealing that the whole truth can only be known when we set aside judgements and begin to ask questions: who, what, when, where, how, why, and what next?"
9781459735088 English 1459735080 The death of a fifteen-year-old girl caught in the cross-fire of "gang warfare" the day after Christmas in downtown Toronto shook the city to its core. A decade later, "What Killed Jane Creba" takes us through what led to the shooting, compared to what was said and done afterward, to show something far more nuanced than gang rivalries., The sensational story of a girl's tragic death and the whirlwind of racial prejudices that came in its wake. 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 not only a story of a true crime, but of the sensationalism and prejudice that clouded the story from the outset. The author guides readers through the incident and its aftermath, revealing that the whole truth can only be known when we set aside judgements and begin to ask questions: who, what, when, where, how, why, and what next?, The sensational story of a vibrant, young girl's tragic death and the whirlwind of racial prejudices that came in its wake. The day after Christmas in 2005, fifteen-year-old Jane Creba was fatally shot in one of the busiest streets in Toronto, an innocent victim caught in the crossfire of a gang rivalry. And, in a city whose pride in its diversity was about to be shaken as gun violence fears stirred up racial stereotypes, there was one more fact about Jane Creba that press coverage couldn t seem to let go: she was white. In the days 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. "What Killed Jane Creba" is not only a story of a true crime, but of the sensationalism and prejudice that clouded the story from the outset. Dr. Anita Arvast directs us through a study of the incident and its aftermath, revealing that the whole truth can only be known when we set aside judgements and begin to ask questions: who, what, when, where, how, why, and what next?"