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The Street People was an R&B / disco group from New Jersey who first began recording in 1974. [1] They were produced by Ray Dahrouge, and initially recorded for Spring Records, but their first single flopped. After switching to Vigor Records, they released a full-length self-titled album in 1976 and had several hit singles on the US Billboard R ...
1978–present; 44 years ago. Territory. Chicago. Ethnicity. any (multiethnic) Activities. Drug trafficking, robbery, money laundering and murder. People Nation is an alliance of street gangs generally associated with the Chicago area. [1] They are rivals of the Folk Nation alliance of gangs.
Origins and history. The Almighty Gaylords Nation, founded in 1953, is one of Chicago's oldest street gangs, [4] originating in the West Town neighborhood at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Noble Street. Initially composed mostly of Italians, it also included some Mexican Americans, reflecting the ethnic diversity of the area, which was ...
Rivals. Folk Nation, Gangster Disciples. The Four Corner Hustlers (4CH) is an African American street gang founded in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago in the 1960s by Walter Wheat and Freddy Gauge. [1] The Four Corner Hustlers at first were a single gang that would wear the colors black and brown.
See List of Occupy movement protest locations in California: Colorado: Aspen: Boulder: October 15, 2011 [22] By December, a tent encampment was set up at the pedestrian Pearl Street Mall downtown in the park in front of the City Courthouse. Another was then set up in Sister City's Plaza in front of the Municipal Building. Colorado Springs [23 ...
Chicago Gaylords. The Simon City Royals, also known as the Almighty Simon City Royal Nation, are a street and prison gang which began in Chicago during 1952 as Simon City, a greaser gang. They named themselves for Simons Park, which is located on the corner of Drake and Wabansia in the Humboldt Park neighborhood where they originally formed.
TheStreet, Inc., formerly TheStreet.com, Inc., was co-founded in 1996 by Jim Cramer and Marty Peretz. It became a public company via an initial public offering in May 1999 [5] under the direction of former CEO Kevin English and former CFO Paul Kothari. [6][7] Dave Kansas became editor-in-chief in April 1997. Kansas also opened a San Francisco ...
The Original Maxwell Street Market was an impromptu ghetto market established in the late 19th century by newly arrived Jewish residents from Eastern Europe. A Sunday-only affair, it was a precursor to the flea market scene in Chicago. The market was officially recognized by the city in 1912.