In 1994, in the roseland neighborhood of chicagos south side, a 14yearold girl named shavon dean was killed by a stray bullet during a gang shooting. At the time of the killing, sandifer was being sought by chicago police for. Yummy graphic novel hillsborough county public library. Hopefully, jade lagardere has worked out exactly what sort of story he wants to tell, and sticks to it for the remainder of the run. The unexpected, the immortal hulk, about bettys boob. This graphic novel was based on the true story of robert sandifer aka yummy nicknamed for his love of candy bars. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Probation robert yummy sandifer march 12, 1983 september 1, 1994 was an 11 year old american boy from chicago, illinois. The robert yummy sandifer story chicago chronicles book 1 kindle edition by mathis, shaiking, mathis, deity, oaumba, sarah. In 1994 time magazine covered the story about a 11 year old child gang member who is. The neighborhood was still grieving its other dead child, the girl yummy allegedly killed two weeks ago, when he was supposed to fire on some rival gang members but. Elevenyearold robert yummy sandifer shot and killed his 14yearold neighbor shavon dean. Elevenyearold roger is trying to make sense of his classmate robert yummy sandifers death, but. The last days of a southside shorty books media scribd.
The robert yummy sandifer story 20 imdb a story about an 11yr old boys short life robert yummy. Dive through the archives or read the latest page, and. Aside from the odd malcolm x biography his comic book work has. During a psychiatric evaluation, he was described as emotionally flooded. When kids go bad crime americas juvenilejustice system is antiquated, inadequate and no longer able to cope with the violence wrought by children whom no one would call innocents. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. He and rapper torence hatch both grew up in the 1980s in neighborhoods riddled with crime and gang. The last days of a southside shorty has won countless awards, among them. Identity and yummy yummy, the graphic novel authored by greg neri and illustrated by randy duburke 2010, presents a wonderful opportunity to introduce gees work to students, not only because of the layering of identities in book, but also because of how others in the story view and talk about yummy. Stream the robert yummy sandifer story movie full here.
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The robert yummy sandifer story 20 imdb a story about an 11yr old boys short life robert yummy sandifer. Sep 28, 20 the film weaves together the story of robert yummy sandifer, revealing the scary realities of gang culture in america. That robert yummy sandifer was eleven years old in 1994 when he went on the run after accidentally killing a neighbor girl. In the song young nggaz by tupac, tupac starts the song by saying i wanna dedicate this one to robert yummy sandifer and all other lil young ni. With murtuza ali khan, timothy bauer, michael bennett ii, darron brammer. The story is about robert yummy sandifer, who was eleven years old in 1994. Oct 24, 2015 the robert yummy sandifer story 11 year old chicago bd. Robert sandifer suffered tremendous abuse and neglect during his short life. Nellie, speed, and snazzy are thrown out of a fur coat store by its owner, i. Hope youre ready for a doozy comic fans, because your favorite publishers are ringing in june with a bang. The black and white cartoon illustrations help younger readers access the very. In august of 1994, 11yearold robert yummy sandifer nicknamed for his l. In 1994 time magazine covered the story about an 11 year old child gang member who was coerced by older.
A graphic novel based on the true story of robert yummy sandifer, an elevenyear old african american gang member from chicago who shot a young girl and was then shot by his own gang membersprovided by publisher. Identity and yummy yummy, the graphic novel authored by greg neri and illustrated by randy duburke 2010, presents a wonderful opportunity to introduce gees work to students, not only because of the. The book yummy is about an 11 year old boy who eventually killed a 14 year old girl with a stray bullet and next goes on a run because the police is after him,his name is robert yummy sandifer. The film weaves together the story of robert yummy sandifer, revealing the scary realities. What motivates robert yummy sandifer to join the black disciples. The last days of a southside shorty is a compelling dramatization based on events that occurred in chicago in 1994.
Artist and writers contributing to this issue are dave sheridan, dr. This gritty exploration of youth gang life will force readers to question their own understandings of good and bad, right and wrong. Documentaryfilm about the life,and murder of 11 yearold robert yummy sanidifer from the roseland community in chicago,il download the movie below. The main character is called yummy because he likes to eat candy and cookies. This graphic novel was based on the true story of robert sandifer aka yummy nicknamed for his love of candy bars and cookies he was 11 years old. Robert sandifer, nicknamed yummy for his love of sweets, was only 11 years old when he opened fire on rival gang members, killing innocent bystander and 14yearold shavon dean. We link to creators sites exactly as theyre meant to be shown.
But wolf, a member of the board at the hospital, complains to superintendent dr. The forgotten story of robert yummy sandifer newafrikan77. As part of the project, children in grades 35 were asked to create comic books and comic book characters. Story of robert yummy sandifer youtube directed by shaiking mathis. Gang violence was at its peak in the roseland area of chicago, and in this book a fictional neighborhood boy watches what happens to yummy and to his own brother, both members of the same gang. The robert yummy sandifer story 11 year old chicago bd. The robert yummy sandifer story is part 1 of a 12 part chicago chronicles production series.
His response to the flooding is to back away from demanding situations and act out impulsively and unpredictably. Its oftencontroversial content led to one printer and one distributor refusing to handle it. This comic has been described as one of the most hallucinogenicinspired undergrounds ever created and there were a lot created. Yummy is then killed by older gang members in an effort to silence him before. The robert yummy sandifer story 2015 stream and watch. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Robert sandifer bio, facts, family famous birthdays. These characters were to embody healthy, fit lifestyles including daily physical activity. Nov 23, 2010 robert sandifer, nicknamed yummy for his love of sweets, was only 11 years old when he opened fire on rival gang members, killing innocent bystander and 14yearold shavon dean. In 1994 time magazine covered the story about an 11 year old child gang member who was coerced by older gang members into committing a string of felonious crimes. An exploration of the communitys response to the tragic events within roseland during 1994. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved.
The forgotten story of robert yummy sandifer the article i chose to write about was written by john muller for the washington syndicate january 21, 2011 and published in the february edition of suspense magazine. The robert yummy sandifer story 2015 quotes on imdb. With julius flowers, qiana mathis, rhashad washington, michael. The last days of a southside shorty is a graphic novel about youth gang. The robert yummy sandifer story is part 1 of 12 a current production series called chicago chronicles. Elevenyear old roger is trying to make sense of his classmate robert yummy sandifers death, but first he has to. Neri recounts yummys three days on the run from police and, eventually, his own. The neighborhood was still grieving its other dead child, the girl yummy allegedly killed. Told from the point of view of a neighborhood boy this book was heartbreaking. Murder in miniature at the age of 11, yummy sandifer killed and was killed. Yummy fur 19831994 was a comic book by canadian cartoonist chester brown. The robert yummy sandifer story is part 1 of 12 a current production series chicago chronicles.
Sandifers murder by fellow gang members in chicago garnered national attention. The robert yummy sandifer story 2015 older gang members get an 11yearold boy to commit murders. The robert yummy sandifer story 2015 movie moviefone. Yummy is then killed by the older gang members in order to silence him before the authorities could find out who sent. In 1994 time magazine covered the story about a 11 year old child gang member. It made it even worse because i knew it was a true story. From birthday cakes modeled to look like a miniature lego batman to cake pops with all the characters from the avengers on it, these fun superhero desserts will certainly attract diehard. Robert yummy sandifer march 12, 1983 september 1, 1994 was an 11 year old american boy from chicago, illinois. While reading this book i was very interested because it was crazy and sad at the same time how he basically had no guidance and was just out on the streets as an 11 year old. Ambro, fred schrier, jack jackson, greg irons art, tom veitch script, s. See more ideas about robert crumb, fritz the cat and alternative comics. In 1994 time magazine covered the story about a 11 year old child gang member who is coerced by older gang members into committing felonious crimes and supposedly murder. The last days of a southside shorty social justice books. Featuring time murder in miniature by nancy gibbs 2001 the.
At the age of 11, yummy sandifer killed and was killed. In the summer of 1994, 11yearold sandifer was murdered by fellow gang members to silence him. Editing victor fox color color dimensions standard golden age u. Hopefully, jade lagardere has worked out exactly what sort of. Buy this book in 1994, in the roseland neighborhood of chicagos south side, a 14yearold girl named shavon dean was killed by a stray bullet during a gang shooting. And this graphic novel deserves all that praise, and more.
It contained a number of different comics stories which dealt with a wide variety of subjects. Mar 10, 2012 documentaryfilm about the life,and murder of 11 yearold robert yummy sanidifer from the roseland community in chicago,il download the movie below. Solution yummy the robert yummy sandifer story youtube. The last days of a southside shorty by greg neri, i hoped against hope that the book in my hands would be appropriate for middle grade readers. Comic books inspire healthier eating for kids breaking. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. The life of robert yummy sandifer 1994 the scar topic 6 the forseen nor, it seems, was anyone very surprised. In 1994 time magazine covered the story about a 11 year old child gang member who is coerced by older gang members into committing a string of murders.
Sandifers murder by fellow gang members in chicago garnered national attention because of his age, resulting in his appearance on the cover of time magazine in september 1994. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. At only age 11, sandifer was a member of the notorious chicago street gang black disciples. Her killer, robert yummy sandifer, was 11 years old. Robert yummy sandifers mug shot was on the cover of time magazine with the headline the short violent life of robert yummy sandifer.
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