Today I had the pleasure of sitting down with the author of BROOKLYN SKINHEAD, Lou Morales.
Lou opens up about growing up in the streets of the tough and violent neighborhood in Brooklyn NY, called SUNSET PARK. In the 70’s, 80’s and early 90’s, Sunset Park was a violent crime filled neighborhood full of gangs. To survive that he had to adapt to it and with some local Latino friends, he formed the SUNSET SKINS.
A Skinhead crew who made their name in Brooklyn and the Lower east side of Manhattan, with their no nonsense attitude. They gained their respect in clubs like CBGB with their propensity for violence. But soon that violence would shut the Sunday shows down and crew, as such with life, drifted apart. In the years after Lou found himself depressed, alone and coping with alcohol. With no where to turn he prayed alone in his apartment and became a follower of Christ. He soon found the Times Square Church and became an overseas missionary spreading the word of God to trouble street kids in outreach programs. He would travel to Columbia, War torn Kosovo and muddy streets of Zambia, where he would raise his family. But in between he was working at 7 World Trade Center on the day of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He would later return to the States and go on to write his memoir, BROOKLYN SKINHEAD, one man’s journey from fear and self hatred to love and faith. Lou is such a good dude and has such an inspiring story I know you will love it. BROOKLYN SKINHEAD can be found on AMAZON.
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