In 1992, a truce was announced by Crips and Bloods to deter the gangs from killing each other after the acquittal of four police officers in the beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles the year prior.
The Bloods is a notorious LA-based street gang involved in various crimes, including drug trafficking, theft, assault, burglary, and even murder. Most of its members are African American. Furthermore, ...
Tyrone White was a member of the 65 Menlo Gangster faction of the Crips gang in South Central Los Angeles during the late '80s and '90s. White held the position of a street soldier and participated in ...
Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode "How to talk about peace" Aqeela Sherrills grew up amidst warring gangs in LA. To stop the violence, Sherrills spent years building bridges between the Bloods and ...
The war between the Rollin’ 60s Crips and the Inglewood Family Bloods was past its 50th year when Skipp Townsend brought the sworn enemies together over brunch. During the meal at a swanky open-air ...