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The Black Disciples (often abbreviated as the BD's) is a large American street gang based in Chicago, Illinois. History This section needs additional citations for verification .
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 ...
412 people have been murdered in Chicago so far in 2024 but she said less, not more, is being done to curb black-on-black violence. “I can’t even reach nobody at City Hall or anywhere else ...
The Four Corner Hustlers at first were a single gang that would wear the colors black and brown. They were not in an alliance until the Vice Lords and the Four Corner Hustlers became allies, which later formed the group now known as People Nation. The gang has a reputation to be the most violent and feared street gang on the West Side of Chicago.
The Folk Nation was formed on November 11, 1978, within the confines of the Stateville Correctional Center. [2] Larry Hoover, the chairman of the Gangster Disciple Nation, created the idea for the alliance and persuaded many leaders of large black, white, and Latino gangs from Chicago to join.
In 1978, Mickey Cogwell and Jeff Fort (now Black P. Stones), Vice Lords and Latin Kings formed an alliance system of their own, and titled it the "People". [citation needed] Jeff Fort of El Rukns, Bobby Gore of the Vice Lords, and Gustavo Colon of the Latin Kings were instrumental in the forming of this alliance.
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The Chicago Outfit were worried Albergo, a Chicago Outfit associate and enforcer, would cooperate after being charged and arrested for loansharking. [160] [161] [162] It is believed Frank Calabrese was the killer. Robert Pronger: June 17, 1971: Associate: Pronger was a NASCAR driver and car racing champion. [163]