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It is the late 1970s and criminal defense attorney Harrison J. Walker, better known as Jaywalker for his rebellious tactics, is struggling to build his own practice when he receives a call from a desperate mother. Her son, Darren Kingston, has been arrested for raping five white women in Castle Hill, an area of the Bronx long forgotten by the city. A young, goodlooking black man, Darren is positively identified by four of the victims as the fifth prepares to do the same.Everyone from the prosecution to the community at largesees this as an openandshut case with solid eyewitness testimony. Everyone, that is, except Jaywalker. The young attorney looks deep into the crimes, studying both the characters involved and the character of our society. What he finds will haunt him for the rest of his career.

Community activist Carolyn McLaughlin takes us on a journey of the South Bronx through the eyes of its community members. Facing burned-out neighborhoods of the 1970s, the community fought back. McLaughlin illustrates the spirit of the community in creating a vibrant, diverse culture and its decades-long commitment to develop nonprofit housing and social-services, and to advocate for better education, health care, and a healthier environment. For the South Bronx to remain a safe haven for poor families, maintaining affordable housing is the central&mdash;but most challenging&mdash;task.<BR /><BR /><I>South Bronx Battles</I>&#160;is the comeback story of a community that was once in crisis but now serves as a beacon for other cities to rebuild, while keeping their neighborhoods affordable.<BR />

Folge 13: Die Prinzessin aus der Bronx Inhaltsangabe: Ein Immobilienmakler treibt ein betrugerisches Spiel. Eine Rockerbande verliert ihre Anfuhrer. Ein Killer kommt wegen seiner gro?en Liebe in Teufelskuche. Und Jerry Cotton und Phil Decker haben einen Auftrag: Die Zusammenhange zu finden und weitere Morde zu verhindern…