Ruben Castaneda

author, 'S Street Rising'

Guest

Former Washington Post reporter and author of the memoir S Street Rising: Crack, Murder and Redemption in D.C.

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In the late 1980s and early ‘90s, reporter Ruben Castaneda wasn’t just covering the crack epidemic for the Washington Post — he was also taking part in it. While reporting on D.C.

Caught in the Crack Epidemic

In the late 1980s and early ‘90s, reporter Ruben Castaneda wasn’t just covering the crack epidemic for the Washington Post — he was also taking part in it. While reporting on D.C.

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