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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.
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...
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...
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 --...
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...
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...
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...
Good News in History September 15
Many happy returns to a brilliant Brit, Tom Hardy, who turns 47 years old today. The London actor got his start in Ridley Scott's Black...
Good News in History September 12
266 years ago today, French astronomer Charles Messier mistakenly identifies the Crab Nebula with his 100 mm refracting telescope from a room in the...
Good News in History, September 6
29 years ago today, Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou Gehrig’s baseball record when he played in his 2,131st consecutive game. Once considered a near-impossible...
Good News in History, August 25
21 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
40 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
69 years ago today, Disneyland was dedicated and opened in Anaheim, California. It is the most visited theme park in world history with 757...
This Fencing Club Is Giving at-risk Youth in Kenya an Elegant Alternative to Street Violence
In a difficult part of Kenya's sprawling capital city of Nairobi, an unlikely sport has taken hold of the passions of young people, offering...
Good News in History, March 29
50 years ago today in Lintong County, Shaanxi Province, a group of farmers—Yang Zhifa, his five brothers, and his neighbor Wang Puzhi—were digging in...
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...