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Grandmother hosts ‘Gang Talk’ radio to take on violence in South L.A.

A prayer before an airing of the radio show, "Gang Talk," in Inglewood. Map shows locations of homicides in South L.A. since 2000.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
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Lita Herron, 68, has watched her children lose their friends to violence. She’s witnessed shootings and held a fatally wounded man in her arms. Her efforts to make things better have centered on her “Gang Talk” radio show.

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