Crack Cocaine, Cops, and Community Action with Cornell Ward

from Buzzsaw: 

The CIA sponsored crack epidemic in South Central Los Angeles, plus community tensions with police, and developing economic business models and alternatives for disenfranchised communities is explored with “Coach” Cornell Ward. From selling crack with “Freeway” Rick Ross in the “urban war zone,” to transcending violence from peers and the police and developing the Unity One Foundation, we discuss violence and the hurdles to development in black communities nationwide from Baltimore to the West Coast. What would the end of drug prohibition mean to the inner city? Is there hope for improved relations between police and people of color? Examine the issues facing urban America on this uncensored Buzzsaw, hosted by Sean Stone.

GUEST BIO:
“Coach” Cornell Ward held rank as a top lieutenant for Freeway Rick Ross, “The King of Crack,” during the onset and height of the crack cocaine epidemic of the 80’s.
Reinforced by his own experiences and personal inspiration, Coach turned his life around and continues to do the same for so many others in his community and across the world.