The Black Disciples (BDs) are the Chicago "folks" gang that is structured more like a religion than a corporate enterprise and that gained international publicity in 1994 by executing an 11-year-old member. In the year 1967, The Woodlawn Organization was awarded over $927,000 to be handed out to the Blackstone Rangers and the Black Disciples to operate job training centers for neighborhood youths in Woodlawn. Other members reportedly include. Greater Grand Crossing The majority of Disciple groups became BGD but it was not a large majority over the BDs as this community became a major BD stronghold. Englewood The majority if Englewood Disciples chose BGD; however, that majority was not staggering over the number of BDs as BDs would have a major following as one their largest territories in Chicago. Barksdale appointed Mingo as President of the Disciples in Hyde Park and Kenwood that became known as East Side Disciples.. Now that they showed unity by assembling this work stoppage the unity was taken further or perhaps it was arranged while creating the stoppage in the first place, regardless of when exactly it happened the creation of the Folk and People alliances happened in April of 1978 stemming from this work stoppage protest. He rapped on the song "Appreciation", "All my n*ggas trifling we not with that that unite sh*t, We don't carry rifles cause b*tch we black disciples." He also posted a photo on Instagram throwing up the gang's hand sign with his mom and cousin. The Crack Cocaine epidemic of the late 1980s caused relations between the two gangs to completely break down, mainly because of the Crack trade in the Englewood neighborhood. From speaking to many over time from these areas and similar white flight areas around the city it can be any or all of these behaviors: Bullying in school Many times white youths would pick on black students by calling them racial slurs or treating them as less equal. David wasnt full of money and power, and he didnt even make money like Larry did. This spreading of this nation did not gain much notoriety due to Disciples keeping their activity low key, therefore, you dont read much about it in the history books. They had no control of factions that would act in self-interest and started violence with factions of the rival group starting the gang wars. The accidental shooters were Black P Stones. Joining 823 Mob usually requires members to take a 6-minute . On the date of January 6, 1966, the Disciples began recruiting gangs more instead of just focusing on recruiting just individuals. Its birth is traced to a single party put on in the South Bronx by DJ Kool Herc in August 1973. He proposed two rival coalitions that all major gangs would follow that could be controlled by negotiations between the leaders of each of these coalitions just like how the Italian Mafia organizes their gang wars between families. Meanwhile, the documents are said to be public information released by fans on Reddit who requested the documents. While King Yella and his affiliates are mostly GDs, majority of the rappers affiliated with Chief Keef are members of the Black Disciples gang. Disciples used a lot of this money for good just like the Stones as they opened legit businesses and created programs to help black youths on the south side just like how the Vice Lords and Stones were doing; just like Vice Lords and Stones, the Disciples fell under F.B.I investigation for mismanaging those funds for illegal activities such as buying drugs and guns. Power every night around 8 P.M. according to court documents. In these programs there were both Disciple and Ranger instructors and students in these classrooms. These boys were only 11-13 years old in age and they all sat down to figure out the name of this new organization. CHICAGO RAPPERS IN BLACK DISCIPLES Black Disciples was founded in Chicago in the 1950s and is reportedly one of the largest gangs in the United States. Abstract Like many other gangs in the United States, the BDs are able to exist over time only by the criminal exploitation of children. The Disciples became a permanent fixture in the Uptown community establishing their first and largest north side territory besides Cabrini Green. The same groups that granted money to the Stones also gave money to the Disciples as well. Yummy was a kid that used to steal cars and break into houses since he was 8 years old. West Pullman The Disciple groups would become almost even with the BGD following only being slightly higher than a BD following. The streets nearby were also more evenly divided. Gangs had always been active in the Horners but never took power and created much significant action until the late 70s and this is when BGDs become one of the Henry Horner powers. By 1989 the tempers began to flare. On record he was a small-time hustler that committed petty crimes and he had no real felonies on his record. The BDs also have a long standing rivalry with the Vice Lords, Black P. Hyde Park had always enforced restrictive racial covenants in the earlier times but in the late 40s it was deemed unconstitutional; therefore, black families began to move into the older northern section of the Hyde Park neighborhood. Chatham The majority of Disciple groups became BGD, but the BDs would have a significant following. On 4 Sept 69 again for mob action, again dismissed (S.O.L., Judge Genesen). In the year 1969 the Disciples settled on the farther south side of Chicago as black migration into more white neighborhoods caused outrage leading the violence and harassment in these changing neighborhoods. On Friday night (Feb. 27), the buzz surrounding New York City's . Black P Stones and Mickey Cobras were never welcomed by BDs in this neighborhood, but now the BDs biggest allies the Black Gangster Disciples were muscling in on too many BD drug spots because BGDs felt they were entitled due to being the larger organization and sitting at the top of the Folk Nation alliance. In 1982, the wars between BGDs and BDs almost came to an end after Dirk Acklin was released from prison and disapproved of how powerful Jerome Freeman had become. Bull then grabbed the man by his necktie and dragged him across the street. Yummy blasted a 9mm pistol into a crowd of kids and accidentally killed young 14-year-old Shavon Dean. Larry Hoover became the target for assassination attempts. * David D. Barksdale arrested 27 June 68 for mob action. As a result of this war relations between BGDs and BDs smoothed over as these two BD factions were focused on removing each other until Dirk Acklins BDs went back to the rest of the BDs in 1983 or 1984. Woodlawn The majority of Disciple groups turned BGD but the following toward BD was still significant. Near West Side The Henry Horner projects Disciple groups all followed BGD. This list is made to inform Hip Hop fans of rappers' gang affiliations based on references in their songs. In 1971 top leaders of the Black P Stones were officially charged and by 1972 Jeff Fort was sentenced to 4 years in prison. This is how Disciples became a large presence in the Cabrini Green area until the projects were torn down. At the meeting Rimrod threw down the pitchfork to disrespect GDs but there was no violence. Members of the Gangster Disciples shot him dead on the streets which caused an immediate violent backlash from the BDs that became legendary. Roseland, Auburn-Gresham and Calumet Heights were struggling with uneasy racial transitioning and there was often violent conflict between whites and blacks, the Disciples came to aid the black community during these struggles. With the settlement of Roseland came the legacy of the Wild 100s GDs and BDs. North Lawndale Most Disciple groups went with BGD but there was a significant group that turned BD. The Black Disciple history is indeed a fascinating history and a great story of how young pre-teen boys got together and formed an organization that would help fight against the civil rights injustices and wild gangs around them. David Barksdale was out around 65th and Ellis in the Woodlawn area when Detectives showed up to talk to him. Top 10 Black Disciples Rappers - YouTube 0:00 / 4:16 Top 10 Black Disciples Rappers Drill Music List Daily 244K subscribers Subscribe 90K views 6 years ago Top 10 Black Disciples Rappers.. Black Disciple snipers were posted on the roof of the buildings equipped with high powered and complex sniper rifles while they wore night vision goggles at night so they could spot enemy gang members and pick them off. The Black Disciples are a street gang that is under the criminal organization the Black Mafia Family. The two rival gangsters united together to form the Black Gangster Disciple Nation ( BGDN ). Despite Folk and People alliances BGDs clicked up with Traveling Vice Lords and Four Corner Hustlers in the Austin neighborhood in later years. Address given: 6452 S. Union. This large building the BDs nicknamed The Castle where they set up a complex $45,000 a day to as much as $300,000 a day Crack Cocaine and heroin operation in this tower. This is mostly lost history because these issues were often short lived because most whites took part in white flight rapidly and the racial issues were forgotten especially as groups like the Disciples ended up focusing more on conflicts with the rival Ranger groups. (2004: National Gang Crime Research Center, Knox). This was a friendship of original Black P Stones Devils Disciples and Supreme Gangsters. Wells and Madden Park projects area. I dont know exactly where the Disciples were at this time in 1966 but it was described to me as pockets of Disciples scattered around the west side. This operation was incredibly complex as money from drug profits was even laundered and invested into an Atlanta nightclub, apartment buildings and even into the rap label M.O.B. This was the beginning of severe conflict between BDs and BGDs. Stones and Vice Lords had members testify against their own gangs too in these proceedings and caused Vice Lords and Stones to face prison time, but Mingos testimony failed to convict anyone, instead Mingo was severely beaten on the streets by the Disciples for snitching on his own kind. One may ask what I mean by racial strife. Fourteen-year-old Black Disciple Vanguard (Heavy hitter enforcer) Michael Mickey Bull Johnson moved into the Robert Taylor Homes in 1966 and became one of the first Disciples in these projects at the age of 12. There were also white and black gangs from outside of Englewood, Hyde Park and Kenwood that invaded and bullied these youths. Top 10 Black Disciple Rappers 2020 Watch on By this time the Italian greaser gangs had left Englewood. All rappers. The creation of the Dan Ryan Expressway system that year was a contributing factor is forcing many black families out of their communities and into white neighborhoods like Englewood. An example was when the Gonzatos became Gonzato Disciples when they agreed to be part of the Disciples as an alliance. The Calumet buildings all chose BD. On January 29th he was returned to his unit and met with fellow BGDs to plot the murder of Baily. Many times, over the decades money-making big-time Disciples would buy houses here making this sacred lands for the Disciples. CHICAGO RAPPERS IN BLACK DISCIPLES Black Disciples was founded in Chicago in the 1950s and is reportedly one of the largest gangs in the United States. The Black Gangster Disciple nation consisted of the Gangster nation, which was the Supreme Gangsters and their Gangster allies, these Gangsters were to be led by Larry Hoover. On August 7, 1991, the Black Disciples murdered three members of the Gangsters Disciples in cold blood on that hot August Wednesday night. There are rappers that can do someone elses styles better than the other guy. Leeks and Rondo are rumored members of the Gangster Disciples, another Chicago-based gang who are rivals of the Black Disciples. The death of Chuck could have brought more war in these sections and at the Low End located at 46th and Evans (5th Ward) in Grand Boulevard. Even though Bull was still on parole for the 1973 manslaughter he was only given 5 years for the murder and was back out in Robert Taylor by 1977 (Chicago Tribune, December 3, 1986). Disciples werent big with talking to the media and stayed out of the spotlight unlike the Stones, so perhaps this helped their case and kept them less of a target of the government. Here is a list of crimes on record recorded on David Barksdale from a list I got from the NGCRC website written by George W. Knox. Arrested 4 Sept 70 for mob action, held to the grand jury (Judge Dunne). Between 1991 and 1994, the southside of Chicago was in a state of intense warfare between GDs and BDs. Big, Em, Method Man are a few. In September. The BGD (Black Gangster Disciples) were once on united gang. He had this kind of power and enemies could not touch him because he could see it coming, but in August of 1991, he never expected GDs to come at him and that is what happened. Violent gang wars erupted in the Robert Taylor and Stateway Gardens projects as gun fire echoed day and night mainly between BDs and GDs. He would go to the Bryn Mawr School at 74th and Chappel in the South Shore neighborhood and he would throw stacks of $1 bills to the children in the school yard in the early 1970s. In the same year that David Barksdale took over the Disciples Richard Strong and his family moved into the Cabrini Green public housing projects that was mostly ran by various small gangs and Egyptian Cobras. By the later 50s blacks were moving into this area and southern Kenwood at a higher rate as this area became more affordable for lower income families. These rappers are all members of the Chicago-based rap collective Team 600. This coalition effectively slowed down gang violence between these three organizations even after CVL INC went defunct in the fall of 1970. In the Robert Taylor Homes Mickey Bull was advancing in rank as a top Vanguard and was still running the buildings between 49th Street and 51st Street, especially the 5 white buildings at 51st and State and the red buildings on 49th. When Stones were questioned about who their worst rival is, they pointed to the Disciples and that prompted these groups to line the pockets of the Disciples as well, many of times without Disciples even asking for the money. 600 is a set of the Black Disciples gang in Chicago, Illinois. In the Near South Side the Disciples moved into the Harold Ickes projects. In the year 1968 war began between the Disciples and Supreme Gangster allied gangs especially with the Supreme Gangsters. Mickey Johnson made sure not all of the Stateway Gardens became BGD and even convinced most of the Del Vikings to flip to BDs making the BDs have a strong presence in the Stateway Gardens, this is the story of how BDs got into the Stateway Gardens in 1981. In the year 1964, the Disciples spread their influence further south of 79th Street as they landed in the Auburn-Gresham, Chatham, Calumet Heights, Burnside, and Roseland neighborhoods with the Roseland community being the center of this settlement. The highest-ranking leadership role is " King Shorty ." Permanent leadership ranks also include: the Minister, Assistant Co-Minister, and the Demetrius. Black Gangster Disciple leader Earnest Smokey Wilson disapproved of Black Disciples being cellhouse helpers and declared that all BDs should either resign from this position or flip to becoming part of the Gangsters. East Garfield Park All Disciple groups would become BGD. The Black Disciples is a large street gang based in Chicago, Illinois, which received significant news coverage after the murder of one of their own members, . The major symbol The FOLKS Nation make use of is the six-pointed star. The problem was in these changing neighborhoods the boundaries were decided by the whites and often included all the public facilities like pools, parks, shopping areas etcoften leaving blacks no choice but to venture into these areas and face violence or taunting. * On 8 June 68 David Barksdale was arrested for disorderly conduct (Xparte $25 & NC, Judge Zelezinski). All Disciple gangs and Gangster gangs were all Black Gangster Disciples. The Black Disciples has over 300 sets, with around 30 to 40 members in each set. As you can see from this rap sheet, he was no kingpin and was more focused on the activist side of Disciple operations. In 2004 a massive raid by the police swept through this complex as several members were arrested, in the aftermath it was decided the best way to stop the dealings at this complex was to tear the complex down and in 2004 the buildings were razed. Within a short amount of time Disciples ended up clashing with Blackstone Rangers that were settling in most of these communities the same year. Please send in 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s pics! Washington Park would become one of the BDs larger neighborhoods. Damn Puffy, can't catch up to the big boys. When fights between blacks and whites happened police would not arrest the whites and often brutally arrested blacks involved. This action would increase the value of these neighborhoods and push impoverished black families out causing most of these families to move to Englewood. When blacks first arrived, they were met with hostility especially from white gangs. * Arrested 7 Mar 69 for a battery warrant, dismissed (Judge Zelezinski). 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