Cincinnati police broke up two gangs and arrested 41 people . Police say those arrested included members of the Savage Gang and Valley Boyz. Residents in Avondale can breath after this violent members of both gangs have been taken off the streets. Read more here.
Seattle Seahawks player and Super Bowl champion Richard Sherman has had his fair share of controversy in the league. Despite a Stanford degree, his upbringing…
David Boone made news last week when his story about going from homeless to Harvard made national headlines. The good news is that this young man decided that even though he was homeless, recruited by gangs, had no family structure or little support system that wouldn’t define him or determine his future. That’s the good […]
Ten members of an Detroit drug gang were indicted on various drug charges, including using women to transport drugs across state lines, Thursday in federal court following an FBI investigation. RELATED: India Raids Toxic Booze Makers Members of the Hustle Boys, a gang formed to promote and organize parties at area nightclubs, allegedly charged admission and […]
The feds Wednesday announced the takedown of a violent drug gang that carved out turf in East Harlem and the Bronx. The Los Vagos gang referred to initiations as “baptisms” in which prospective members were beaten, said Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara. See Also: The Cultural Mecca Of Black America, Harlem: Sights And Sounds See […]
NEW YORK — Several alleged members of the “Crips” gang were arrested in Brooklyn after posting about a “Crip Holiday” on Twitter. The NYPD’s gang unit, which recently started a separate unit to monitor Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites received a “tip” about a gathering in Amersfort Park in East Flatbush. The New […]
After recent fights involving students and adult gang-members in Hayward, Calif., the local school board and high school principals met to discuss their continued fight against gang violence in their schools. Mt. Eden, Hayward and Tennyson high schools all have a policy that ban wearing gang colors, however the three principals disagree on how to […]
NEW YORK-Afrika Owes, a 17-year-old Harlem girl, who attended the elite Deerfield Academy in Connecticut was arrested in New York on gang and gun charges. After visiting Harvard and Yale, Owes is now at Riker’s Island along with 13 other young people arrested in an NYPD gang crackdown on the 137h St. Crew in Harlem. […]
COMPTON-Compton, California, a neighborhood once notorious for drugs, gangs and violence has seen a significant drop in crime. Yahoo News investigates why. With a huge drop in homicides in a historically crime-ridden part of Los Angeles County, longtime residents say they finally feel safe sitting on their front porches and visiting neighborhood parks. Compton, Calif., […]
