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Catalogue Number: NFB524405
Producer: National Film Board Of Canada
Producers: Gerry Flahive, Silva Basmajian
Directors: Ngardy Conteh
Producing Agencies: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)
Subject: Black History, Diversity, Documentary, Social Issues
Language: English
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2004
Running Time: 11:10
Closed Captions: Yes
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Soldiers for the Streets - DVD
Catalogue Number: NFB524405
Producer: National Film Board Of Canada
Producers: Gerry Flahive, Silva Basmajian
Directors: Ngardy Conteh
Producing Agencies: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)
Subject: Black History, Diversity, Documentary, Social Issues
Language: English
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2004
Running Time: 11:10
Closed Captions: Yes
Click here for pricing
Ras King spent the better part of his childhood bouncing between group homes after his mother was incarcerated. He became a drug dealer and hustler, but after seeing friends and his cousin murdered, he struggled to find a way out. Now he's using his street smarts to educate and mentor youth, delivering a message of inspiration and hope through Freedom Time Magazine and the Human Improvement Movement, an organization assisting African-Canadian youth and single mothers. Together, King and his comrades offer a revolutionary style of hip hop music to empower and strengthen the community. Ngardy Conteh's Soldiers for the Streets shows the power marginalized voices can have when they're raised in unison.