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Aquil Basheer, 'visionary' L.A. trailblazer in gang intervention and violence reduction, dies

LA Times 1 min read 4 hours ago

<p>A former Black Panther known as 'the Commander,' Basheer founded a violence prevention and gang intervention nonprofit in South L.A.</p>
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