Gang members turn themselves around

They know him as "Black," a convicted felon and longtime member of the Bloods street gang. He is leaning far back in a chair, under the only working light in a nondescript rowhouse in East Baltimore. He is talking about street life and hustling. And this group of more than 25 gang members and young men recently sprung from prison are hanging on his every word.

"Bloods. Crips. BGF. Purple City," he says, rattling off the gang affiliations of the ... Full Story »