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Pastor Shep and Gang Leaders Bring Awareness to the Peace Movement in L.A. Communities

Paul Williams, aka Lil Doc, was arrested by the Federal Government two days after ending a 45-year dispute between two tribes. Crawford said he does not know what to do because he is frustrated when they are trying to help cultivate and get the “O.G.’s” to start having peace movements it seems like the police arrest them. “Doc, who is a huge part of this movement which has in his way, has made sure these tribes come together and make sure they have peace, got picked up on some things that allegedly happened way back. I’m not here to talk about whether he is guilty or innocent. I’m here to talk about Paul Wallace that I know is passionate about what’s been going on in these streets, and so are a lot of these leaders here. Who are we to tell them that whenever they crossover to do the right thing, they will be picked up over things that happened years ago. It would make them say I don’t want to change.”

Both Applause and Outrage Follow Gov’s Decision to Halt Death Penalty

The move he has described as a “moral” decision sparked outrage across the state, particularly in some quarters of the state’s Republican establishment and among some victims’ families and a large number of county prosecutors. Many of them have been vocal advocates of capital punishment over the years. 

Leaders vow ‘Peace in the Streets’

Community leaders came together for an emergency meeting and press conference at the Los Angeles Sentinel and L.A. Watts Times newspapers on September 2. The Safe Communities Initiatives Rally called the meeting, in response to an increase in gang violence and killings taking place in south Los Angeles and neighboring communities. The leaders, who came from communities like Crenshaw, Watts and East Los Angeles and who work with youth involved with gangs, gun violence and drugs, took charge of the conference.