"Bolden provides a sobering account of gang life through a personal narrative that captures the realities of violence, victimization, adolescent frustrations, and systemic dysfunction in social institutions. He displays an enormous amount of courage by writing clearly about both his participation in violence and his firsthand experiences being either a victim of or witness to brutal crimes. He provides a thorough account of gang life in San Antonio and beyond." Timothy Lauger, author of Real Gangstas: Legitimacy, Reputation, and Violence in the Intergang Environment "The Reading Life: Tom Cooper, Christian Bolden" https://www.wwno.org/post/reading-life-tom-cooper-christian-bolden The Reading Life, WWNO "Compelling and powerful, Out of the Red joins a small but important body of autoethnographic works on crime, victimization, and injustice. Seamlessly blending his life story and lived experience with scholarship on gangs, delinquency, and justice, Bolden offers a moving and rigorous assessment of the causes and consequences of social and legal inequalities in America." Jody Miller, Distinguished Professor, Rutgers School of Criminal Justice "From Gang Member to PhD: Defying the Odds," by Isidoro Rodriguez
https://thecrimereport.org/2020/11/04/from-gang-member-to-phd-defying-the-odd s/ The Crime Report "Tommy Tucker, First News," WWL Radio interview with Christian Bolden
https://www.radio.com/wwl/blogs/tommy-tucker-wwl-first-news/tommy-why-do-some -break-bad "Tommy Tucker, First News," WWL Radio "Mr. Holland's masterpiece: Resurrecting a life" https://clarionherald.org/news/mr-hollands-masterpiece-resurrecting-a-life Clarion Herald
