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Michael A. Gonzales

About Michael A. Gonzales

Michael A. Gonzales has written essays for New York, Uptown, The Village Voice, HYCIDE and Best African-American Essays 2010 edited by Gerald Early. A former NY Press columnist, he's contributed pop culture journalism for Wax Poetics, Vibe, Spin, XXL, Essence, Entertainment Weekly and Juicy. He lives in Brooklyn where he is currently working on a crime fiction novel and blogging at Blackadelic Pop.
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Dark Days – Life in Crack City

From comic books to cocaine, now nearly 30 years after crack’s appearance, Michael A Gonzales writes about Harlem at the height of the Crack Wars. Continue reading

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