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unusual facts about gang violence



Bezerra da Silva

His music often deals with political and social issues, touching on gang violence, the drug trade, and the law.

Doomstown

Set in the Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown neighbourhood of Toronto, the film explores the issue of gang violence.

UK Resistance

Notable updates from the website include the Blue Sky in Games campaign, a campaign to reintroduce light hearted environments and settings into video games, as opposed to the prevalence of "realistic" gang violence games such as Saints Row.


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Cesar Chavez Convocation

Rev. Gregory Boyle is the founder of Homeboy Industries the program offers alternatives to gang violence.

Cle Shaheed Sloan

Sloan was featured on Bill O'Reilly's The O'Reilly Factor and Anderson Cooper 360° speaking out against gang violence on behalf of his non profit organization AKTIVE which is helping to "Change the gangs from the inside" by working with active gang members in communities nationwide.

Isiah Thomas

Thomas came together with Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson, Quentin Richardson, Zach Randolph, the Chicago BearsJ'Marcus Webb, pastor Michael Pfleger, and others to throw this event in order to reduce gang violence through communication and basketball.

Murder of Yetunde Price

Price came into the public eye when she was the victim of murder by shooting on September 14, 2003, in Compton, in Los Angeles County, California, known for its history of gang violence.

Washington Preparatory High School

It was the location for a 1986 TV movie entitled Hard Lessons depicting Denzel Washington as the new principal, who sets out to rid the school of gang violence and drugs and restore educational values to the school.