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Beyond The Yellow Tape: Life & Death On The Streets Of DC: Life & Death On The Streets Of DC (Volume 1) Paperback – July 13, 2012

by Mr. Curtis E. Mozie (Author)

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View the trailer at www.taleofthetape.us This true to life account captures the most violent crimes that took place on the streets of DC/ During the late 80's, 90's and present. This historically critical acclaimed video/book memoir was created when DC was labeled as the 'The murder capital of the world.' A time when DC's notorious hit-man Wayne"Silk" Perry was terrorizing communities with numerous murders. When the shotgun stalker was driving around shooting and killing innocent people. The stories depicted throughout this book are truly amazing. Having been a police officer himself, the gangs and the communities allowed the author Curtis E. Mozie, a/k/a/ "C-webb", to have unprecedented access to intimately explore their violent and brutal underworld. C-webb's book and videos artfully captures the deceitful candidness of everyday city kid life in his 'Safe House' interviews. In a relaxed way, they open up to Curtis's camera, voicing aspirations of existences in the language of basketball talk, fatherhood props, or just by freestyle rapping in cyphers. But suddenly overtime, the boys laid mortally wounded in the streets or found themselves victims of gang violence. Candidness in interviews changed from hope to predicting their non-existences. Its as if they knew their deaths would be just murder scenes, forgotten names and numbers in statistics, so they called on Curtis to record them. To reverse the statics to describe a parent, child, student, and in death-a teacher. With no restraints, blocks, or suppression to access, he shows the the nature of gang life as seen from DC's Emergency rooms where doctors frantically work to save thousands of lives. He captures the involuntary direct expressions of the families imprisoned in the cycle of murders, seemingly without cease, overcome with grief, unable to curtail feelings crying over the bodies of dead loved ones doctors couldn't save. Safe House' interviews and the streets. The candid interviews and the place where youth and adults mourned the lost of family members and were mentored on 'at risk behavior.' Along the way, he caught the attention and received the support of five time N.B.A. all-star and TNT N.B.A. Network host Chris Webber and New York"s rap star mogul, Nasir "Nas" Jones. This author has appeared on numerous news media outlets across the world. His message is an unfaltering dedication and commitment to making not just the city of DC safer for everyone, he wants every city and state around the world to be safer for everyone. No doubt these stories depicted in this true to life account will have a dramatically effect on those living an 'at-risk' life style. It is definitely a story on one mans journey to change negative behaviors to positive.

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686 pages
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English
Publication date

July 13, 2012
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6 x 1.55 x 9 inches
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0985577312
ISBN-13

978-0985577315
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Curtis Mozie, known on the streets as "C-Webb" is without a doubt a leader in Washington DC. He spends every waking moment trying to prevent gangs and gun violence on the streets of DC. With the creation of Tale of the Tape Foundation, Curtis produces films that document the lives and death of 65 of his friends murdered by gun violence. He has been a catalyst for positive change for over twenty years, earning the trust of both police officers and gang members having been a police officer himself, it's incredible that gangs have allowed him to intimately explore their violent and brutal world. His video camera captures their day-to-day lives playing basketball and also their candidness in interviews at his apartment, which is known as the "Safe House", a place where at risk youth come to be mentored on life skills, and to have someone hear their problems and concerns. When one of them gets killed or injured in gang violence, Curtis is there to mourn the lost with family members. He then creates a montage of their lives and death's in a video tribute-lessons learned. Curtis without a doubt is a unique individual a community hero for DC Mothers, and Fathers. He's appeared on numerous news media outlets across the world. His message is an unfaltering dedication and commitment to making the streets of DC safer for everyone. He now works at the Kennedy Recreation Center for the Department of Parks & Recreation working with youth and serving the community.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tale Of The Tape Enterprise (July 13, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 686 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0985577312
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0985577315
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.25 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.55 x 9 inches

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Curtis is the real deal. The book is a bit long, but Curtis has had a full life, and a thoughtful, humane approach to dealing with the difficulties and tragedies he's experienced and observed. Straight up, honest, and insightful, and worth the long read.

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Deborah D. Vaden

Excellent read.

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2012

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Beyond the Yellow Tape is an excellent read. Starting reading and couldn't put it down. Book has over 600 pages which is too thick for a book and it may take a while to read, but its a good read.

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Curtis Matthews

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2014

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Great book still reading every day

Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2014

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Excellent book. A must read!

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karen

Beyond the yellow tape

Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2013

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this book is great. I liked it because my sons' killing was in there plus some more kids that I knew their story was also in there
I know the author very well

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E.N-Bey

Loved Every Page Thank You SO MUCH!!

Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2014

So many people need to read this book and hear the stories of our children lost in the streets. I loved the trailer for the book also because NAS said it best only if they knew. We have to wake up and start a movement. We have to start building our communities back up so these kids arent out here killing to take care of their families and destroy someone else's. e have to realie what the problem is and come up with a solution. Honestly this book broke my heart but it is a must read... God bless you Curtis and i am praying for the all the families that have lost someone to the streets of DC and all over the USA. R.I.P Crystal, R.I.P TWON

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Susan Horn

A real page turner.

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2021

Curtis Mozie's book is a lot of action-adventure. Sometimes so much is happening so fast that I can't read fast enough to see the outcome in different situations. It is not just a book that was "written"--it is real literature. I highly recommend it!

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