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Chicago natives Grammar Award winner Kenya West and celebrated hip hop a artist and actor Common. Both artists impart the books foreword as well. From convict to conqueror, pistol to pen, Ward serves as a legitimate role MO del and real life urban legend for todays guide y knocked out(p)h.A self made entrepreneur, politician n, community active and leader, Ward is a native of Chicago Altered Gardens, one of the t suggest housing projects in America. The DVD chronicles his street life, criminal enter prices and rise to a life of rightful endeavors with Altered Gardens serving as the backdrop. A vivid and heart wrenching testimony to the laws of survival and success, Ga nester with a Heart of Gold The None G. Story was produced by Block 8 Productions and directed by Goodie and chick who are best known for their music video work with hip ho p artists Kenya West, Pit Bull, Ill Jon and Moss Deft.Redrawing journalist Adam Matthews h eloped shape the films register and wrote Commons s cript. While the film captures and portrays the essence of faction life in Chicago, Ward s life growing up, family ties, imprisonment, his rise in the Gangster Disciples and his transit ion out and ended, the book is a more personal narrative from Ward offering straight fro m the streets life advice and motivation. Wards personal story is an encouraging tale. The former gang leader has com platelet transformed his life and dedicated his path toward making a way for others t o follow.Political prisoner and founder of the Gangster Disciples, Larry Hoover, wad picked No none Ward to implement a new direction of change and betterment for the community at la urge, with Growth and Development comme il faut the new battle cry. Street violence is not going to go away overnight, Ward acknowledges. It is difficult to understand what these young people are transaction with if you havent been the re and lived that life. Im not proud of my past, but it is what it is and because of it, I now ha ve a unique platform to engage the possibility of change. It crushes my heart to know that its a war zone out here.Every time a child is killed, a part of me dies with them. Im a soldier out here now trying to get down a change. If my personal story can help someone then know God is using me and Im a better man more for it. Im vainglorious away my books and DVDs to help get the word out n the streets that there is a better way and we have got to end the violence. Ward is serious nearly pulling others up with him. Utilizing the hip hop com unity as his vehicle, he has garnered a list of noteworthy accomplishments to his credit ova re the years. He actively engages the efforts and corroborate Of several hip hop luminaries.Cell, from NBC The Voice made a personal appearance at Wards Chicago book signing race nutty and has perpetrate to assisting with the holiday book giveaway. He partnered with race Roding artist Trey Songs to create the Songs for Peace Foundation, joined with ra pper/ actor T. I. O speak to youth in schools and hosted a toy drive for Chicago children with hip hop artist t Wake Flak. Wards early accomplishments include working with President Barack Obama as an activist in Altered Gardens, and organizing Chicago first National Gang Summit for Pea CE attended by Russell Simmons, NFG legend Jim Brown and Minister Louis Farmhand.