New podcast traces how a Puerto Rican-Jewish gang leader helped create hip-hop in the Bronx
Every culture is part of a certain environment in which it was created. In the realities of the 1970s Bronx, there were no youth activities, so the gangs in a way filled this void.
Jewish private school SAR High School in Riverdale, the Bronx, New York (Illustrative).(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)ByANDREW ESENSTEN/JTA