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Rival Gangs in Cape Town Agreed to An Unprecedented Truce—and Together Bring Food to the Poor

Since violent crime has fallen by 75% amidst the COVID-19 outbreaks, a recent hunger project uniting 2 South African gangs is being hailed as a “miracle”.

Rival Gangs Celebrate Their Extended Peace By Building Neighborhood Playground

The gang members worked alongside each other this month so they could celebrate their cease fire in a productive and compassionate way.
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Australian Principal Faces Down Gangs to Turn Around a School

When Jihad Dib was appointed principal of Punchbowl Boys High School in New South Wales at age 33, it was a hotbed of violence...
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How Two Birmingham Gangs Became Allies

A social enterprise founded by former gang members has helped to end a 20-year turf war in Birmingham.  The One Mile Away organization...
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The Gangsta Gardener of South Central L.A.

A Los Angeles-based fashion designer is starting an urban garden revolution in his neighborhood in South Central Los Angeles. Instead of vacant lots --...
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Veteran NYPD Inspector Beats Cancer and Drug Gangs to Become Daily News Hero of the Month

Inspector James Guida has been in the NYPD for 30 years. He was assigned to command troubled precincts, and for the last four years...
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Priest Reforms Gangs With Boundless Compassion, Now Homeboy Program Needs Help

Homeboy Industries is the largest gang-intervention program in the country, serving the needs of thousands of East Los Angeles gang members who are looking...

Salinas Tries a New Tack in the Fight Against Gangs: Fasting

Salinas Mayor Dennis Donohue publicly called for a week of Fasting for Peace in the city as a response to a recent spike in...

Gangs Embrace Truce, Violence Drops 80%

A secret negotiated truce between two of the most dangerous street gangs in Boston has dramatically reduced bloodshed. "Violence stopped abruptly in July, when a...
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Schools Replace Gangs in Haiti’s Worst Slum

Books are replacing bullets as the primary focus for children in some of Haiti’s worst slums, where, for years, gunmen have ruled the streets...

Rival Gangs in Jamaica Find Common Ground: A New Woman Prime Minister

"Portia Simpson-Miller, 51, who will be sworn in next week as the first woman Prime Minister of Jamaica, has prompted a rare dose of...

Prisoner in ‘Dirtiest Jail’ Rehabilitates Fellow Inmates with Recycling Program That Unites Prisoners

In Panama, prisoners are rehabilitating their behavior and the nation's rainforests at the same time through a plant nursery and recycling program supported by...

Good News in History, February 3

126 years ago, Alvar Aalto, the renowned architect and designer, was born in Finland. like Frank Lloyd Wright, Aalto would design all the interior...

Good News in History September 15

105 years ago today. Forbes Magazine was founded by Scottish-American financial columnist, B. C. Forbes. After being passed down the family for three generations,...

Good News in History September 12

92 years ago today, the English actor Sir Ian Holm was born. He became a successful actor with the Royal Shakespeare Company before launching...

Good News in History, September 6

61 years ago, Archaeologist James Marsden unearthed the first of the Blackfriar shipwrecks. Dating back to the 2nd century CE. The wreck is dated...

Good News in History, August 25

20 years ago, NASA successfully launched the Spitzer Space Telescope. Spitzer was the third infrared space telescope, but the first to use an Earth-trailing...

Good News in History, August 8

39 years ago today, Nawal El Moutawakel, the Amazigh-Moroccan athlete, became the first Moroccan, and the first woman from a Muslim nation to win...

Good News in History, July 17

621 years ago, Zhu Di, one of the most impactful emperors ever to take the Mandate of Heaven assumed power in Beijing. Known as...

Good News in History, March 29

Happy Birthday to Eric Idle, who turns 80 today. Member of the groundbreaking Monty Python comedy troupe and author of the hit Broadway musical...