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The Black Disciples (often abbreviated as the BD's) is an African-American street gang that originated in Chicago, Illinois. History This section needs additional citations for verification .
The Gangster Disciple Nation (often abbreviated as the GD's; formally, GDN), also known as Growth & Development, is an African American street and prison gang founded by former rivals David Barksdale and Larry Hoover; in 1968, the two came together to form the Black Gangster Disciple Nation (BGDN).
Graffiti piece by the defunct 49th & Honore set of the Gangster Disciple Nation on West 50th Street and South Hermitage Avenue, Chicago IL. Chicago is considered the most gang-occupied city in the United States, with 150,000 gang-affiliated tenants, [1] representing more than 100 gangs. [2] Gang warfare and retaliation are common in Chicago.
1960s – The Black Gangster Disciples criminal organization was formed on Chicago's South Side, by uniting two separate gangs. The two gangs conjoined were, The Supreme Gangsters, led by Larry Hoover, and the Devil's Disciples, led by David Barksdale.
A TDA gang member was released by a Chicago judge despite a request from Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain ... King Von was a drill rapper and a Black Disciples gang member who was ...
In his 2008 book Gang Leader For A Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes To The Streets (ISBN 978-1-59420-150-9), Venkatesh also profiled the area, its residents and the "Black Kings", a Chicago gang known for selling drugs. The "Black Kings" were renamed for the book to preserve anonymity, although it is likely referential to the Gangster Disciples. [27]
At least 30 suspected gang members have been arrested by the Chicago Police Department between January 2023 and September of this year, the records show. Chicago cops have busted dozens of Tren de ...
A federal jury has convicted six alleged gang members in the 2020 fatal shooting of Chicago rapper FBG Duck, a killing that prosecutors said was part of long-running violence over gang territories ...