Gabriel City » Rap http://gabrielcity.com Gabriel City is a community for the tens of millions of Americans directly affected by our criminal justice system. We come together to share our stories and help to shape new ones. Inmates and the formerly incarcerated, family members of those serving time, men and women under community supervision, professionals in criminal justice and corrections, and the victims of crime; we support and respect each other as we work to break the endless cycle of crime and incarceration that afflicts our nation. Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:18:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 New Muslim Cool http://gabrielcity.com/video/new-muslim-cool.html http://gabrielcity.com/video/new-muslim-cool.html#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:03:40 +0000 hcdmedia http://gabrielcity.com/?p=2816 New Muslim Cool is a new documentary about the Puerto Rican rapper  Hamza Perez who spent years on the streets as a drug dealer, and now has restarted his life as Muslim.

NEW MUSLIM COOL takes viewers on Hamza’s ride through the streets, projects and jail cells of urban America, following his spiritual journey to some surprising places — where we can all see ourselves reflected in a world that never stops changing.

Check out the trailer below:

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Learn more here.

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]]> http://gabrielcity.com/music-and-song/changes-tupac.html/feed 0 Inmates find freedom and peace through music http://gabrielcity.com/music-and-song/inmates-find-freedom-and-peace-through-music.html http://gabrielcity.com/music-and-song/inmates-find-freedom-and-peace-through-music.html#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:12:50 +0000 hcdmedia http://gabrielcity.com/?p=1245 The inmates in Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail create music and art ranging from rap music to poetry. A method of escape from their stressful lives, the words and lyrics often reflect the inmates’ vision of the free world and their own life behind bars. Read more about it here.

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