Video Feature: Tavis Smiley Show Looks at CRIPS AND BLOODS

On Tuesday, May 12 at 10:00 PM (check local listings), Independent Lens will present CRIPS AND BLOODS: Made in America, which examines the conditions that have lead to the devastating gang violence among young African Americans growing up in South Los Angeles.

Following the broadcast, be sure to watch the Tavis Smiley Show with CRIPS AND BLOODS Producer Baron Davis, Director Stacy Peralta and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Learn more about the film as well as the latest efforts to stop gang violence in Los Angeles and around the country.

Get a preview of next week’s Tavis Smiley Show and watch the special excerpt below:

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Terrence Howard Interviews Baron Davis about CRIPS AND BLOODS

Independent Lens host Terrence Howard sat down with Baron Davis, producer of CRIPS AND BLOODS: Made in America to talk about growing up on the streets of Los Angeles.

Find out what the film means to Davis, how he focused on his professional basketball career and why he chose to bring his film to public television.

CRIPS AND BLOODS will air on Independent Lens on May 12 at 10:00 PM (check local listings).

Watch the exclusive interview below:

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