Liberty City: Miami- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Part 2 of 4)
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Miami is best known for its luxury lifestyle, Latin-infused culture, and as a popular tourist destination. This four-part documentary series focuses on Miami's most notorious ghetto 'Liberty City,' documenting the struggles, the failures and the successes of Liberty City locals. Watch this raw, uncut four-part series that captures for you aspects of Liberty City life: how things go down in the hood, violent shootings, police corruption and the drug epidemic.
Director's Note:
My aim in producing this Documentary series is to give the people of Liberty City a voice.
Though currently known for its Bad and Ugly aspects, there is also much Good in Liberty City; and the words "Hope" and "Never Give Up" remain strong in each individual in the City.
2nd Episode:
We talk to people about their experiences and problems they face on the daily in Liberty City. We also visit a historical place in Liberty City - The Scotts Project.
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GORILLA SHANKS 2013
Young man in the red hat... very well spoken and informed. I love to see young black men who are aware of their surroundings and are able to make sense of the chaos. Knowledge is power.
Edy Hollins I felt the same way. They think we're stupid and don't know anything and that young man knew his stuff.
He gave a great on-the-ground assessment. Didn't agree with all of it, but he got his point across regardless. He needs to be writing and publishing .
He kind of a midget but that dude is reeeeallll intelligent
I’m white and I agree with almost everything he said
@@nomibe2911 no one ever said black people are stupid, it's stereotypes
He's right...There are more BLACK ppl and black Men in College than in Jail. This young man is on it.
He's on point on that one.
Dude in the Red hat verry wise
And you very cute
My aspiration is to one day be able to afford 500 dollar shoes, even if I starve. I get shot once in a while, but it's all good because I deal shit that pays less than minimum wage. I sometimes go to jail but it's o.k. because I always get out, I's sure time stops while I'm in jail, right... I talk like I have money but really I'm broke as fuck...everything I have is in my right pocket right now... and I can not even feed my kids, whom I'm a perfect example for, I mean I buy them Jordans... Jordans make people happy, right? Besides they mamma get food stamps. The other day I shot at my cousin because that dude wasnt born in my hood... man I liked that dude, but fuck why did he have to grow up in that other block...I started rapping when I was little because everyone I know raps, If wack rapers can make it, I can make it...right. I woke up the other day and I realized I just turned 38 years old...fuck I'm old. I celebrated by smoking weed, with my homies...what's left of them. A few years back I tried to get a real job but they all told me I had no work history so they did not get me.. and others told me they would give me a chance but that I had to pull my pants up and look presentable, and cut my hair...shit I aint cutting my hair. Shit my life has sucked ... now if you don't mind I got to buy me a forty and drink so I can forget about my shitty life...
That boy was speaking the truth at 4:45
I'm probably the only person watching in 2019. I pray that the brother in the red hat is still with us. Dropping jewels.
The dude selling waters seem like a real humble, hard working guy. I hope he gets a job one day.
NestaOG He should have used the USAF the way most guys do- leave home and never, ever come back.
I do hope things get better for him. Honorable fella.
Dude with Red cap either got Knowledge of Self or is on the right path if not. Good brother right there.
yea i had made boutt same comment.. kid att 7mins seems smart.. hope he prosper in life.. stay smart younster..
yuongstet att 7mins gotta good head on his shoulders.. hope he prospers inn life.. i see ya bruh.. stay smart.. sayin be good or be good att itt..
Education is the key to getting out but most don't want to put the work in and other circumstances compound that pursuit. One more problem is that everybody wants immediate gratification instead of working towards a goal to move up and out of these conditions.
***** hobo
FACTS
Nah man. It’s way deeper than that. It’s a mentality. When you’re told over and over again you can’t do something and you can only do something else, and the only life you’ll ever live is what you see around you, what’s the likelihood you’re gonna become anything else than what they expect? That’s not an excuse that’s reality. What’s gratifying about getting shot at? That ain’t fun. It’s what’s known. What we need is more people telling and showing a better way.
So much respect for the guy at 13:10 I hope everything works out for him
Dude in the red hat....PREACH LIL BRU..PREACH!!!!!!
The kid in the red hat knows his stuff!!
The dude with the red hat at the 8:00 minute mark knew his shit. He made my hometown look good. Salute!!!
+nomibe2911 How is that? Thats ALL he knows!
+nomibe2911
He did not know his shit. That is what he understands and perceives from his perspective and what he gets from his peers. Unfortunately, this in itself is a contributor. Wrong information leads to wrong decisions and ultimately bad actions.
*****
I'm not even going to get into this. Because what he thinks and you also does not change anything except what you want to believe because it makes you feel better. Still does not fix the problem. its the never ending story.
blame-shifting.
*****
Point of the fact is, 20% of what he said was correct. Just because there in some important facts here and there doesn't mean shit. What he has said and how he "thinks" he needs to approach it are 2 diff things. If he knew SO much, why is he still in the hood with his bro's? He reminds me of a black Charles Mansion. Spits out interesting lines but cant do shit to actually make a difference in his life or others.
P.S. Dont be a grammar Nazi douche!
*****
There was a reason why you defended him verbally, but, deep down, its subliminal. If it didnt matter to you, you would not have responded, so, it matters for a reason. I could only image the reason, which in this case is negated by his position. Cut and dry for YOU, but, for the open minded, quite clear.
Cary on......
they'd rather you believe all black people will never achieve anything in life..I love the fact the gentleman , broke it down.
and why the fuck are there homless in such a rich country like the us... stop spending money on war and help your own people..
Thank you for saying that... How are you going to go clean someone else's home, but your home is filthy and dirty... Clean your shit first.
Young bruh in the red hat got some knowledge. Preach it brother!
the only thing I disagree with him bout is the " uncle Tom " comment I read the book and uncle was a commendable man , I 'll sum it up like this , uncle had the option of running off from certain misfortune and cause his family and friends to bear the blow or man up and take 1 for the team which cost him his life for us from the hood or anyone ? if someone told you to come out of your house and they would shoot only you or would you run out the back door and leave your family to get shot up ? ME : God forgive ask my sins rip ; but the young brother spit some truth
the boy with the red hat had my full attention. that was some real talk
u cant look out for a little girl if you get caught with drugs from a cop because you ran away tossed some weed an now u gone for a couple months and then the cycle continues
Some really interesting people. I like the Coca Cola guy, he's got his head screwed on. Scratching a living in a tough hood, the same the world over.
I been doing yoga/mindfulness classes in JJ, county jails and prisons. That kids telling it just like it is. Truly a system of injustice. It's not the fault of the jail staff, it's the system of Amerikkka.
22:47 It used to be safe here, you didn't even have to lock your door. That changed in the 60s...
One thing I learned through these videos: It is what it is. Also that its easy to speak for a long time without actually saying anything.
see that dude selling water, it may not be legal but hey he working. more than these drunks and junkies that live around my block
To quote Jason Black (The Black Authority) "Black people PAY for what they want and BEG for what they need"
REALEST THING I EVER HEARD
My goodness....so true!
Right lol
My brother at the end was a bit off the mark. In order for those little girls to have positive men to gravitate towards in maturity there should be little boys raised by real men also. Father is equally important to both genders positive growth. I hear where he's coming from but many young knuckle heads "grabbin them toolz" as he said lack a positive Man in their lives. ..my 2cents worth.
as a native floridian i can tell you this documentary is spot on. thank you for making this.
hey bro i am a french black guy living in WEST of FRANCE , and i think its will be great to translate that amazing documentary in FRENCH , its will touch a lot of hearts right here ......and help french black people to understad the chance they got !!!BEAUTIFUL DOCUMENTARY brothers
red hat got that knowledge doe!💯💯💯
Nice work on this. This documentary
deserves an award man. People who don't know how it is growing up or living in the hood, can see that we are people too. And smart folks. Keep up the great work.
Raised in dade. This shit make me miss all the ppl I used to vibe with.. damn is crazy how you can lose ALL your friends so quick.
My aspiration is to one day be able to afford 500 dollar shoes, even if I starve. I get shot once in a while, but it's all good because I deal shit that pays less than minimum wage. I sometimes go to jail but it's o.k. because I always get out, I's sure time stops while I'm in jail, right... I talk like I have money but really I'm broke as fuck...everything I have is in my right pocket right now... and I can not even feed my kids, whom I'm a perfect example for, I mean I buy them Jordans... Jordans make people happy, right? Besides they mamma get food stamps. The other day I shot at my cousin because that dude wasnt born in my hood... man I liked that dude, but fuck why did he have to grow up in that other block...I started rapping when I was little because everyone I know raps, If wack rapers can make it, I can make it...right. I woke up the other day and I realized I just turned 38 years old...fuck I'm old. I celebrated by smoking weed, with my homies...what's left of them. A few years back I tried to get a real job but they all told me I had no work history so they did not get me.. and others told me they would give me a chance but that I had to pull my pants up and look presentable, and cut my hair...shit I aint cutting my hair. Shit my life has ... now if you don't mind I got to buy me a forty and drink so I can forget about my shitty life...
facts but shut up boy😂😂😅
that young dood with the headphones is pretty smart for his age
I remember when we used to have able body labor down south ,if I needed a paycheck for the day to help me get by I could do that but Miami is not a city for the people . I feel like they closed down the labor pools to induce the crime rate not reduce it
He should of never been a preacher '' He had the devil in him sad
They live in and we’re born into another level of poverty no one can ever really understand those shoes less their walking in them
I grew up in S. Florida ---Lauderdale--there is no "real" industry per se in South Florida. The economy is service based. So during recessionary times the effects are far more pronounced. But you develop a certain consciousness and tuffness when yo from the bottom. But if you got "grill piece" and some personality yo can sell alot of Real estate, insrance, and financial scams.
It's sad how people try to bash other people before understanding them.
a preacher that shot someone and beat another guy into a coma lol
Yes, real "knowledge" uve got there, damn right... knowledge of rather surviving by selling drugs and buying gold teeth than rather getting out this dope ghetto prison and look to start new life somewhere else. Instead of that they keep on playing same old song and not changing a damn thing. After some time they dont know nothing else and pass this "knowledge" over to their children and things stay same like before. This is real tragedy of how things really became and I have no respect to that!
28:28 no stereotyping guys with tats and gold teeth, they're actually the sexiest creatures alive( being I'm a native from Florida )
My apologies I was half asleep or that's the best excuse I can think of at the moment. To be honest, even though I made the "consensus" comment, I reverted back to the notion that more were in prison. However, that aside this stat isn't praise worthy, at best, it's a dubious honor & if trends predict the future the notion will be made reality.
Not to mention, that was '05 stats. I wonder how '12 stats fared in comparison. I imagine, being a slight misanthrope, that the prison #'s increased.
Exactly! Because this problem of so called ghettos is perpetuated and not being really solved there r families doing to kinds what they parents did to them. Those so called gangsters have families and most of them r doing the same mistake their fathers did. No role model no backbone ideology in the family. One father showed in one of these clips is the real hero,saying that his daughter needs to go to school and bring As marks.U can see he wants best for her and he cares.This is what is missing.
You know where these guys need to work? Wall Street. They hustle, have common street knowledge, probably better than some of the guys who work there, and know how to make money especially something from nothing. And they are tough. It's a shame there isn't an outreach or charity who can train and guide theseGuys. They really have the ability to make it.
To further dispel the rumor ...it's actually a comparison of apples to oranges. A fair comparison would be to only compare black males of typical college age (18-24) in college to black males of the same age range in prison. If you do that it is more like 4 to 1. There are FOUR times as many black males in college as in prison.
WHY compare a group of males aged 18-24 (college students) to a group of males aged 16 - 80 (prison inmates) ...unless you have an agenda)
slinging crack rock or you got a wicked jump shot, isn't that biggie?
im a 35 year old black man that has came from nothing and was able to turn that into something. I think life is all about Choices,Sacrifice and having a mind set on the Future at all times. Life is not always peaches and cream but you have to learn to take the good with the bad and when life hands you lemons make that into lemonade stay focused and im sure your life will turn around
That's the key, staying focused & not giving up. Not everything works out but if you stay focused & keep going it will eventually happen.
I was in the military for 14 years retired due to a disability move to florida last april when I got out I was living in tamarac. Even the VA hospitals there treat us like crap 90% of their employees are hispanic and you can barely understand what they are saying. Point is I sold everything and moved to Nurnburg germany. My country is headed in the wrong direction such a shame. Dont believe the hype about the government helping veterans to find work!!!
Salute to the young lord spitting knowledge in the beginning of the video, yea just cuz we black and in the hood dont mean that we stupid truth be told we the most educated people we just dont have the same oppurtunities as those eating off the silver spoon
LMAO POP SAID HE MADE A NIGGA DO A 100 YARD DASH HE PULLED THAT THANG OUT
20:04 Very humble kind spoken gentleman I pray his burdens will be lifted. I was homeless most of my life, now I own my home for 3 years now and life is good, never give up!
that young nigga with the red hat speakin truth
The first barber looks and sounds EXACTLY like my barber!!! And I'm in SOUTHERN AFRICA, Botswana🇧🇼.. AND I have long dreads too🙆♂️ this us unreal😅😂😂
I wish that African Americans in these conditions considered education as a hyper powerful weapon...wishful thinking I guess
it is wishful thinking. They love being ignorant. They love blaming the society for there problems
Sad state of affairs, man.
If you didn't have a farther locked up and mom working 2 or 3 jobs and you had to go to school hungry because your mom had to choose between paying rent or buying food.you can't understand why some of us pick trying to make some money and quit school. On the real these people need strong role models and farthers in the home and some form of resource to generate income
the guy getting a tape in the beginning look like meek mill.
You feel Me was said over 50 times in this video..lol
GamerGee it’s a southern thing
The Kid sitting on the bench with the red cap has so much potential..
Man it's tough out there in Liberty city, the recession hit everywhere pretty hard hopefully Obama can get congress into working together to bring some more jobs to America.
Compared to the way in which they live, the 'hood where I grew up is akin to an upper middle class suburb. I lived in projects in Cincinnati Ohio during the '80s and '90s when the crack epidemic was full steam ahead, but over all we didn't have a barrage of murders, robberies or break-ins. I've witnessed and been apart of plenty of fights tho but my overall experience wasn't traumatic. I actually have more goods memories than bad and I have my mom to thank for that, she made sure my siblings and I had access to activities outside the hood.
Every summer was spent alternating between museums, aquariums, zoo, libraries etc. We were exposed to other cultures and experiences beyond the realm of our comfort. Along with other family members they made a concerted effort to expose and impress upon us the realities of life beyond our 5 mile world.
I wish the word "nigga" would just go away.. why can't they call each other young men, brothas, dudes? That's so disrespectful to older generations
Man in Red Hat very intelligent. And well imformed of the laws
Tell me about it bruv. BTW, I'm not even from these parts. I'm fresh from Africa 10 months ago with equivalent of 7dollars in my pockets but steely determination to make something of my life.Today,I have a full time job and living decently.Why I asked you that question (sorry for being rude) was bcos I can relate 2 what these guys are going through.With no father figure,nor role model to look up to, these guys are brought up by the streets. I dunno what a person brought up this way can achieve.
In 2005, according to the Census Bureau, there were 864,000 black men in college. According to Justice Department statistics, there were 802,000 in federal and state prisons and jails. Not by much but at one point it was true.
I like how older folks who lived some life already spoke about past and how things changed in this neighborhood. Particularly gentleman who said everything got worse in 60s when drugs became so often. Another gentleman at 10:00 said exactly what makes this place bad to live: drugs and uneducated young folks carrying guns. This couldnt be better said as these problems r against job opportunities and businesses to start. These folks r truth not those gold teethed punks in the end of the clip.
I love that old man respect ya elders!!!
the preacher who beat someone into a coma and shot someone.............
yah just dont understand Dade man ' liberty city ' poka beans ' overtown ' lil havana ' all miami shit rough man
Wonder what happened to these guys in 2020.
Damn this video soo real bro!!! I grew up 3 miles from there..My one of my best friends in middle school and high school lived in the beans.He still in prison..I still talk to him once a week.Helping him out the best i can..But its true if he was white he would have got less time for dope..Damm i miss my boi!!
No doubt im from miami so I know everywhere and everything they talking about it
BR IN THE CHAIR GETTING LINED UP LOOKS LIKE MEEK MILL
lilbravedave yes!
the dude in the red had and the dude at the end, are the shit!
Old man is cool as hell... Reminds me of my grandfather R.I.P.
Good job Shanks. This is real good journalism. Keep it up God
Young guy was speaking some knowledge,things normally should be obvious,but aren't.. Good to hear that in this documentary.. Very well shot too
from the UK..respect to the brother fronting this doc, quality viewing of a real neighborhood, some great history and modern takes on Liberty City...enjoyed very much...blessings...
Scotts projects was Florida biggest housing projects
infeliz mente as comunidades negras se procurassem a correr a traz de se qualificar em alguma profissão ou até mesmo estudar seriam um povo melhor , ñ adianta ficar lamentando a vida passada , tem que preocupar é em viver o hoje , a raça negra que vive nos Estados Unidos ñ sabe a oportunidade que eles tem é uma inveja para os Brasileiros a oportunidade de poder morar nos USA , e os negros americanos ñ da valor nisso , imaginem se todos ai fossem viver na África hoje todos ia arrepender por ñ ter dado valor de está nos USA , o povo ai devia de começa abrir suas mentes e procurar melhorar de vida , pois drogas ñ da oportunidade para ninguém a droga faz as pessoas a viver em uma realidade de miséria .
Its pretty sad; how the economy is and how one must live in order to survive.
It really sucks for some of these guys. Half the time they are honest good people just looking to make a living. The other half...lol. The guy that sells drinks, look to the right of the screen, with all the trees. I used to live there, it was a trailer park-type place. Later we moved 10 blocks facing the guy they are interviewing's direction. Look, i grew up around here, i have always been around that black community, though i am not black, looking back, man, i could have been influenced very easily by my surroundings. But fuck, i live in Orlando, studying to be an engineer. Although i do see how they are kept down TO AN EXTENT, come on now, my friend lived a block away, hung out with pure garbage, but is starting his accounting bs degree. Being a product of your environment and being held back by others are two different things.
IS THAT MEEK MILLS GETTING A HAIRCUT BEFORE SIGNING WITH RICK ROSS !
In a society that is immoral, the children will grow up to be unethical. This small community has its ethical young people and its unethical young people (although this documentary doesn't show the ethical) and some of the unethical of course have a certain amount of ethics as they do what they believe is necessary to financially support their children.
Good view! made me come visit miami next month! the real miami! Graffiti!
Good peeps live out there
No make up. No script. Just candid conversations and personal views of the people of a broken city. I appreciate Miami so much more.
And WHAT exactly do you have to say ...that needs to be "heard"? HERE is your chance and you don't have to riot ...to be "heard". WHAT do you have to say sir? And HOW exactly is it "set up so YOU can fail?"
Nothing wrong with selling water....
The best part of this film so far (for me) was the interview with the man who sells water.
That brother in the red hat is kicking the actual factual
hope he finds his way out the hood cause seems intelligent!
Something that the edumacated pontificater failed to mention. Who does govt pay 35,000$ per year in tax money to? Government employees such as public defenders, prosecutors, judges, guards, counselors, doctors, nurses, administrators, construction workers, educators, imams, priests, clerks, electrical, insurance, wholesale foods. So your insinuation that somewhere dr. whitey is getting rich off you is just not reality.
Also how the hell did Obama who smoked weed and snorted the yeyo in his teens get to be president? He hustled within the system, since any black who applies to college , thanks to affirmative action, will get accepted unless he a drooling idiot, and will get a full scholarship just to meet the quota.
The thing is, you 15, you see some white guy driving a top mercedes and without learning what that white dood did to get that mercedes, without knowing how many times he had to say no when his boys asked him to come out and party before exams, ...
basically how many times that white guy said no to having fun today so that a decade or two later he can have fun driving that expensive car that was financed through him having a plan, and sticking to it, while ignoring temptation every single day till he made it.
What if the white guy sold meth and ecstacy to get that drop top mercedes? Or ran a ponzi scheme to rob people out of tens of millions of dollars?
finisher3x and maybe another white guy polluted a lake to get rich. Yeh, maybe. But why focus on the 1% of drivers who got their car by breaking laws, when you can focus on the 99% who worked hard.
Also meth or crack or weed harm nobody but the user and should be legal anyhow, and given for free so nobody would need to rob for a hit.
Self Stirring Pot If it was close to 99% of upper middle class and rich people who got their money through hard legal work then most poor minorities wouldn't talk shit. However, as recently as Dick Cheney and Haliburton has proven, it's nowhere near that many rich people who got rich by doing the right thing.
***** Doing the right thing? That depends. Did the Aztecs do the right thing by sacrificing scared children by ripping out their beating hearts or did Cortez do right by exterminating the entire Aztec civilization?
Did white man do the right thing by doubling life expectancy in Africa from 29 to 58 but keeping them as slaves for centuries? Only liberals think they can answer such questions.
Self Stirring Pot it’s called sacrifice no pain no gain
17:08-17:35 "The sinister minister" 😠
"I got fired last june,I shot somebody on Christmas and put somebody in a coma in March, and....."
"What was ya name again?"
"Rev. Garland Dwayne Davis"
Daaaaamn da lord got goons like dat!?!?
It's such a sad case that here in SoFla, mainly, Spanish has become a second language that WE have to know in order to work. What has this country come to? We, America, the land of the free is unfortunately almost too free, it hurts us. We have changed our laws to cater to immigrants, other ppl seeking our "freedoms" to advance & succeed yet our OWN ppl in our OWN backyard are suffering. A man should not be denied work bc he can't speak a foreign language. Castro won't change Cuba's laws for us.
Iam glad for your comment, maybe if I would say it openly I might get a punch in the nose, but it wouldnt be the first one ;) I like u said it as a black man, but to me u said it as a person. There is no black, white, yellow man there is only a person or opposite... we all share common problems and mistakes, this is where we need to relate more and find a compassion. The worst what can happen to us is to let someone alone and not taken care of. People have to care, because there is nobody else..
Belief is everything. And not just as a philosophy but as a tool to get rewarded. Many families and parents r rewarding. Everybody wants to be rewarded and kids has to get that. If these guys parents were doing the right thing and put more attention to them maybe they would not end up here. But sometimes even the best parent cannot help. In the end its all about u and in what belief u stand for but parents give u that platform to start so u can choose. Thats all these folks need to get!
Sometimes its better to start with nothing than keep on going with shit u know. It might be too late when u realize u already got used to it. I dont know your ghettos or tragedy u talking about, but I know poorer places than yours and many people made it out because they believed they can be better people somewhere else. Nobody is saying u must stay where u were born. U can do anything if u have a dream and work hard for it! I would say u folks r missing real belief more than anything else!
"If you walk over here you see God bless us with a bbq grill we bbq 3-4times a week so it's not all that bad I'm a pretty good cook" y'all go grocery shopping 2?
I just wanna know about how he shot somebody and beat somebody into a coma
Ppl you all just going to act like you all do not see To funny guy in blue shirt has something in his teeth using the paper that's what I do lol that was just to funny