Charles L. Chatmon
Author & Black Literary Essayist documenting Black life, history, and community
Charles L. Chatmon
Author & Black Literary Essayist documenting Black life, history, and community
A young adult urban tale set in 1971 South Los Angeles
The World is a Ghetto
Junior never escaped the streets, he was born in them. Mouse keeps him grounded. Odessa loves him fiercely. Ray teaches him how to move through danger. But a new gang is tightening its grip, twisting South L.A. into something meaner, colder, and far less forgiving. October 2026. More details soon.
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