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I lost my son and 13 of my friends to gang violence. I know how to stop it. Original

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Jan. 17, 2026, 5:01 a.m. ET I lived with violence at an early age. A former Grape Street Crip, I lost 13 friends to Los Angeles’ gang war in 1989 alone. Three years later, I went from witness to mediator, helping broker a historic peace treaty between the Crips and Bloods in my Watts neighborhood. I knew the killing wouldn’t stop unless we stopped it. And we did. By working toward resolution instead of escalation, we brought gang-related homicides down significantly.
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Aqeela Sherrills: The grassroots movement transforming public safety

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