Luis J. Rodriguez - Former Gang member turned Author, Journalist & Poet laureate of Los Angeles

Luis J. Rodriguez is a former gang member turned author, journalist and poet laureate of Los Angeles. He joins CWMD to discuss how his parents would have rather him stay in the streets than become a writer, the struggle to find his voice, labor movements, the working class side Los Angeles no one knows, the similarities between Chicago and LA writers and much much more. Check out his websites: www.luisjrodriguez.comwww.tiachucha.org and his podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hummingbird-cricket-hour/id1381254966?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.