“He actually unified us,” he said. “Of course somebody on the Westside, they’re gonna say, 'Oh he’s just a Bloods gang member.’ ” This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

Skipp Townsend was a member of the Rollin' 20s Avenue faction of the Bloods gang in Los Angeles for 27 years. He became a member of the Bloods in the early 1980s. According to Townsend ...

Skipp Townsend was a member of the Rollin' 20s Avenue faction of the Bloods gang in Los Angeles for 27 years. Townsend speaks with Business Insider about the rivalry with the Crips, gang signs ...