Note:This story originally was published Sept. 8, 1996, and is being republished to accompany a 2026 column by Chris Quinn about Khalid Samad.
Khalid Samad has walked the city’s streets under the dim glare of street lamps, confronting gun-toting drug dealers and asking why they spread poison through their community.
He has rubbed elbows with hundreds of gang members, gained their confidence and negotiated truces between them…