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    Gangster Disciples

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    The organization of the Gangster Disciples and their battle plans were created by Gangster Disciple’s chief‚ Larry King Hoover. They modeled this after Chicago’s Italian Mafia‚ the top-down organization has always strived for discipline‚ respect‚ and to respect the hierarchy. At the top is the chairman‚ in this case it is Hoover‚ and two boards of directors‚ one controls street operations and the other controls imprisoned gang members. Under the directors are about 15 governors who look over

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    The major symbol Gangster Disciples make use of is the six-pointed star (similar to the Star of David) The fact that this star is known as the Star of David pays homage to co-founder David Barksdale‚ and the six points are said to represent Life‚ Love‚ Loyalty‚ Wisdom‚ Knowledge and Understanding. They are also represented by the colors Blue and Black.[5][Full citation needed][page needed] The second most well known symbol of the Gangster Disciples is the three pointed pitch fork‚ which is also

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    Genesis: The formation and rise of the Gangster Disciple Nation The history of the Gangster Disciples is one of many faces… in order to understand the whole story; one must understand that it is in reality the telling of three different stories‚ all of which took place at the same time. The story of David Barksdale and Mac Aurther’s "David’s and Devil’s Disciples"‚ The story of Larry Hoover and Andrew Howard’s "Supreme Gangster Nation"‚ and the story of Jerome Freeman and Harold Walker’s

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    The GANGSTER DISCIPLES: A Gang Profile by George W. Knox‚ Director‚ NGCRC Copyright‚ 2001‚ NGCRC‚ Chicago‚ IL. (COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT: DO NOT USE WITHOUT THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE NATIONAL GANG CRIME RESEARCH CENTER) © Copyright 2008‚ Chicago‚ IL‚ National Gang Crime Research Center. Introduction The Gangster Disciples‚ formed in 1974 as a 60-man operation‚ by 1995 had matured into a centralized criminal organization with nearly 30‚000 members in Chicago alone‚ spreading its

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    cast my body into the lake of Fire and Knowledge I was baptized. One with my nation by my Kings blessed. With a Pitchfork in my hand and a Six on my chest. Others will speak my name and know the name of Death. I live by the Nations laws‚ die by the Disciples Creed. Loyal to my Nation‚ loyal to my breed. The day my Flag falls then so does my body fall. But my Nation will always stand in the shine of the Six. All is One‚ One is All! Spread your wings and raise them high‚ G’s and D’s shall never die. Hold

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    Running head: SOCIAL HISTORY CLIENT CASE Social History Client Case #2 Nicole McCree Mississippi State University Social History Client Case I. Introduction Client: Jaqueshia Steele Chronological Age: 8 year(s)‚ 1 month(s)‚ and 5 days. Religion: Baptist Date of Birth: December 20‚ 2001 Race: African American School and Grade: T.J. Harris Elementary 4th Grade II. Individual Client Profile A. Brief Physical Description of Client Jaqueshia is a petite‚ average girl

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    The generally accepted idea of a classic gangster was generated by Hollywood. Before the Kafauver hearings‚ with the exception of Scarface (1932)‚ the majority of gangster films featured mobsters that were removed from any Mafia and did not tend to contain Italian characters. After the hearings‚ the genra has become narrower; mainly associating with Italian Mafiosos. Hollywood represents gangsters a dressed in tailored suits‚ violent‚ and traditional Italian. Before the enforcement of the Motion

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    Black Disciple

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    The gang’s genesis dates to 1960‚ with a South Side gang called the Devil’s Disciples had become sufficiently large to warrant being given an outreach worker by the Welfare Council of Metropolitan Chicago Youth Services (source: Chicago Historical Society). The Devil’s Disciples were mostly male African-Americans‚ 15-18 years of age‚ frequenting the intersection of 53rd St. and Kimbark Ave.‚ and operated from 53rd and Woodlawn to 49th St. and Dorchester Ave. In the early 1960s this gang known as

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    Since the creation of gangster rap‚ blacks began to be viewed as thugs because of the lyrics used in raps. Rappers were also viewed as thugs because of the trending clothing styles. According to Holsey (2013)‚ gangster rap is‚ “a subgenre of hip-hop music that evolved from hardcore hip-hop and purports to reflect urban crime and the violent lifestyles of inner city youths.” Holsey’s quote states that gangster rap comes from the experiences of frustrated black youths

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    PUT HERE TO HLEP OUR MINDS GROW AND TO HELP US BECOME BETTER DISCIPLE FOR OUR NATION.FOLKS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE BEST AND STRONGEST NATION AND WILL NEVER BE SECOND TO ANYONE.THATS WHY AS A FELLOW BROTHER OF THE STRUGGLE YOU SHOULD REPERSENT NOT ONLY YOUR SELF BUT YOUR NATION WITH NOTHING BUT THE BEST PRIDE AND RESPECT YOU CAN SHOW BECAUSE YOU NEED TO GIVE BACC TO A NATION THAT HAS GIVEN SO MUCH TO YOU. TO BE GIVEN A CHANCE TO BE A DISCIPLE IS ALMOST AS IF YOU ARE GIVEN A CHANCE BY GOD TO BE ONE OF THE

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