New Releases by Ron Stallworth

New York Times bestselling author of Black Klansman, Ron Stallworth, returns with another firsthand account of trailblazing police work in the most unlikely place for a Black cop in the ’90s. Determined to pursue his passion for undercover work wherever it leads, Ron Stallworth finally lands in Salt Lake City, Utah. Once again, he’s an outsider—not only as a Black man on a mostly white police force but also as an unapologetic nonbeliever in a state dominated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. But soon after his first drug bust in the Beehive, Stallworth makes a startling discovery—Bloods and Crips are infiltrating Mormon Country, threatening to turn the deeply conservative community into a hotbed of crime. Kids are bombing homes while carrying pocket versions of the Book of Mormon, yet his fellow cops are in denial that gangs are wreaking havoc in their Christian town. Now Stallworth has a new mission. Whether facing off with skinheads at a downtown bar or schooling white Crips blasting “F*ck tha Police,” he is intent on stemming the tide of gangs into the state. But those he expected to be his allies either have their heads in the sand or their own agendas—from the racist Mormon legislator to the community activist exploiting a fatal gang incident to spread paranoia over an imaginary race war. As he butts heads with these so-called leaders, Stallworth also realizes that gangsta rap has the key to the g-code. He becomes obsessed with—even defensive of—the music he once loathed and puts himself on the front lines of America’s culture war. Now he’s spitting uncensored lyrics before Congress and taking the stand in the 1993 murder case that puts hip-hop on trial. But the more Stallworth speaks truth to power, the more determined the gatekeepers in Utah are to silence him, and not even twenty-three years of police work could prepare him for how low they would stoop.

En 1978, cuando Ron Stallworth —el primer detective negro en la historia del Departamento de Policía de Colorado Springs— encontró un anuncio clasificado en el periódico local pidiendo a todos los interesados u200bu200ben unirse al Ku Klux Klan que se pusieran en contacto a través de un apartado de correos, hizo su trabajo y respondió con interés, usando su nombre real, pero haciéndose pasar por un hombre blanco. Imaginaba que recibiría algunos folletos y revistas por correo, y aprendería así un poco más sobre una creciente amenaza terrorista en su comunidad. Pero unas semanas más tarde sonó el teléfono, y la persona al otro lado le preguntó si le gustaría unirse a la causa supremacista. Stallworth contestó afirmativamente, arrancando así una de las investigaciones encubiertas más audaces e increíbles de la historia. Reclutó a su compañero Chuck para interpretar al Stallworth "blanco", mientras él mismo dirigía las conversaciones telefónicas posteriores. Durante la investigación, Stallworth saboteó quemas de cruces, expuso a los supremacistas blancos del Ejército e incluso se hizo amigo del mismísimo David Duke. Su increíble historia es el retrato abrasador de unos Estados Unidos divididos y de los extraordinarios héroes que se atrevieron a defender sus derechos.

Quando Ron Stallworth, o primeiro detetive negro da história do Departamento de Polícia de Colorado Springs, depara-se com um anúncio no jornal local convocando pessoas a se juntarem à Ku Klux Klan, ele decide responder fingindo ser um homem branco, com discurso racista falso. Esse foi o início de uma das investigações secretas mais audaciosas e incríveis da história dos Estados Unidos. Durante os meses em que investigou a KKK, juntamente um colega policial branco que se passava por ele nas reuniões da Klan, Stallworth sabotou vários rituais da famosa queima de cruzes da Klan, frustrou planos de detonar bombas em bares e boates gays ou frequentados por negros, além de revelar a presença de supremacistas brancos nas Forças Armadas e no Comando de Defesa Aeroespacial Americano, chegando até a enganar o próprio David Duke, o Grande Mago da KKK. Infiltrado na Klan é uma história verídica inacreditável, nos moldes de um thriller policial, e um retrato vívido do racismo, das ações terroristas da KKK e dos extraordinários heróis que ousaram enfrentá-la.

"Tout a commencé un jour d''octobre 1978. Inspecteur à la brigade de renseignement de la police de Colorado Springs, j''avais notamment pour mission de parcourir les deux quotidiens de la ville à la recherche d''indices sur des activités subversives. Les petites annonces ne manquaient jamais de m''étonner. Parfois, entre stupéfiants et prostitution, on tombait sur un message qui sortait de l''ordinaire. Ce fut le cas ce jour-là. Ku Klux Klan Pour toute information : BP 4771 Security, Colorado 80230 Moi qui voulais de l''inhabituel, j''étais servi. J''ai décidé de répondre à l''annonce. Deux semaines plus tard, le téléphone a sonné. "Bonjour, je suis chargé de monter la section locale du Ku Klux Klan. J''ai reçu votre courrier." Merde, et maintenant je fais quoi"

"Soon to be a major motion picture"--Cover.

What is the "G-Code," the Gangsta Code, and what is the meaning behind its expression in gangster rap lyrics? How does this code influence the attitude and actions of young people across the sociological spectrum of American society? We fear the unknown. To many in the mainstream--white as well as black--rap and hip-hop culture represent a vast and frightening unknown. That fear is greatly exacerbated because in most instances it involves sons and daughters, nieces and nephews... grandchildren. If, however, we step into the void of that unknown and acclimate ourselves to the unique conditions within it, the fear dissipates.

The title, "Bringing The Noise," is a term frequently used within the rap community to refer to the process of agitating the "system" (the institutions of government) or to instill a sense of "revolution." Gangster-reality rap illustrates and illuminates the dark side of the American dream for a large segment of America''s youthful population. From the perceptual experiences of the rappers it is more of a nightmare. It literally screams at us to listen. As Academy Award winning actress, Grammy winning singer, and acclaimed movie director Barbara Streisand has stated, "Rap music may make your flesh crawl, but you can''t ignore its message of hopelessness." You can like or dislike the messages in gangster-reality rap music. You cannot, however, ignore its rage and the conditions which--to the rappers--brought about that rage. You should not!