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Ronald 'Moe' Moten's book, "Drinking Muddy Water: The Streets, the
Scandals, the Party of Lincoln" is a journey through urban America
from the beginning of the violent crack cocaine era of the 80's and
90's through his groundbreaking success in violent crime reduction
and gang intervention as co-founder of Peaceoholics to the
"politricks" and scandals of Washington, D.C. politicians. Readers
get an inside look at the life of a street-smart native
Washingtonian who came out of prison committed to a life of helping
others. He learned nonviolent peacemaking from great civil rights
leaders and used those lessons as co-founder of the famed
Peaceoholics gang intervention organization.
In spite of the great success of Peaceoholics, including
negotiating forty-one peace agreements between violent gangs,
self-serving politicians used every form of "Politricks" against
Peaceoholics and against Ron as its public face. He reveals the
truth about the corrupt officials who defunded Peaceoholics and
exploited their own most vulnerable constituents. Finally, he
answers two questions, first, how was he and Peaceoholics so
successful at helping change the culture of violence among youth in
the Nation's Capital? Second, how the hell could a black man in
America be a Civil Rights Republican
Also included in the book are ten lessons proven to uplift
disenfranchised urban Americans, a detailed analysis about
unaddressed gun violence in the African-American community, and a
critique on the current discussions on race and politics.
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