13. There were an estimated 700 members of the Black P Stones, 400 of whom used to live in Baldwin Village. Other El Rukns brought up on murder charges were Derrick Kees, William Doyle, Ray Ferguson and Derrick Porter. Some of their symbols is a pyramid with an eye at the top, crown, cane, 5 point star, etc. Chief also appointed a group of enforcers: Harry Evans, Earl Hawkins, Ronald Lewis, Anthony Sumner, Louis Hoover, William Doyle, Derrick Kees, Hank Andrews, George Carter, Ronald Jennings and others (Source: United States Vs. Andrews). When he was first arrested on August 5, 1986 he wouldn’t work with authorities until they threatened to charge his wife and after that Tramell gave in. One of the Main 21 present was the leader of the Titanics Willie “Dollar Bill” Bibbs. Another rival group to form in Englewood that year was the Devil’s Disciples which was another black gang bullied by white gangs like the Rebels. The colors of black, green and red were adopted as these were pan-African colors. Jeff Fort himself followed these rules very easily because he was never into drinking and using drugs and was never a man to cuss to begin with. These Vice Lord groups got in on good graces with the Stones and Mickey Cobras which gave them to ability to open in Grand Boulevard, Greater Grand Crossing, Riverdale and even in South Shore. An old tale spun mostly by law enforcement told a story that Jeff Fort ran the Panthers out of Chicago by pointing over 100 guns at them, but this is far from the truth. Hairston did accept the second in command position while he was standing trial as he was on the street for some time during his court proceedings, at the time he was alright with being Vice President, the conflict didn’t begin until he went to prison. The Black Gangster Disciples and Black Disciples organized the Folk alliance and brought in Hispanic and white gangs on their side, they all became known as “Folks.” Stones and El Rukns formed a special bond with Latin Kings because they both had very similar causes for the creation of their organizations. The Raiders paid heavy tribute not only to Hairston and his side but also to the old ways of the Blackstone Raider days and it is possible many of their members were original Raiders. The Rangers spread south of 67th Street out of the Woodlawn area into the South Shore neighborhood conquering an area of the neighborhood that was first being settled by blacks in the area of 67th Street on the north, 71st Street on the south, Stoney Island on the east and the Illinois Central tracks on the west by Dorchester Ave. Rangers grew in popularity with newly arrived South Shore black youths because they offered protection, especially from rival Devil’s Disciples and Egyptian Cobras not far away. In the year 1986, Crack Cocaine suddenly exploded in popularity nationwide as now addicts found a much cheaper and more intense way of getting high. This was the first time El Rukns connected with Libyan dictator Colonel Muammar El-Qaddafi in an indirect manner. The Rangers shot Carl with a zip gun and now the Harpers Boys were furious, and the rivalry became worse. Rangers were even able to flip gangs up north in the Near North Side neighborhood. These teachings were uplifting to Jeff Fort and he continued his visits with Bey even after he was transferred to Leavenworth Federal prison. Legends say that T.W.O helped the Stones take over this building because right before hand T.W.O had an office in the building and met with Stones here. In the suburbs of Chicago Heights, Harvey and Markham blacks were facing heavy discrimination from whites in those communities and roving white greaser gangs often attacked groups of black youths for no reason. A witness saw the crime and reported it to the police, that witness was Janice D. Rosemond. The Almighty Black P. Stone Nation and its Islamic offshoot El Rukn were two organizations with roots in the Black American empowerment movements of the early 20th century – inspired by such organizations as the Black Panthers and the Moorish Science Temple of America. The El Rukns had always been against the sale of Heroin as it was completely forbidden from sale and use since 1976, in the year 1985 that would change as El Rukns at last partook in the Heroin business. This gang created was known as the “Players” or “Junior Players.” Perhaps the Players started elsewhere and the younger members where in Woodlawn by 1955, but whatever the story is the Players or Junior Players were in the Woodlawn community no later than 1955. These were grown men and not 12 year olds shooting guns and they didn’t recruit or allow children to use their names. Maniac P Stones were between both worlds between Stones and El Rukns. Another symbol used by this gang is a pyramid showing 21 bricks or rectangles, which represents the original 21 founding members of the gang. The BPS consisted of two separate gangs: The City Stone Bloods, also known as the "bity" in the Mid-City/Arlington Heights area, and the Jungle Stone Bloods, the exclusive area that was once known as the Jungles (during the 1960s to the early 2000s) now officially known as Baldwin Village, Los Angeles on the West Side of South Central Los Angeles,[3] saw 28 murders and more than 1,500 assaults from 2000 to 2005. Jet Blacks also had the row houses at 45th and Champlain too in the same development. The church become a major hangout for the Rangers as they threw wild parties in the gymnasium and even stashed several guns in the basement. Law enforcement wanted to see Disciples and Stones kill each other so there can be justification to remove the leadership of both gangs, while the violence could take care of the rest. Youngsters joining the El Rukns was a very low number and exclusively bestowed upon by direct family of El Rukn Generals. The truth is there was nothing more to fear than normal with the El Rukns but just being with Islam heightened that fear. The Black P Stones were still alive in the further south side neighborhoods and the south suburbs. El Rukns forbid the sale of heroin during these early years but they distributed PCP, codeine syrup, amphetamines, marijuana and cocaine, along with dominating the Ts and blues market. The trial was a big one and lasted for months but eventually the greaser boys were convicted of the murder. Figuratively speaking, it was tough to swallow for drug dealers to justify taking an expensive drug like power Cocaine and cook it with baking soda to make it into a cheaper drug. The same old timers talk about the “Players” were first too. Davis was the top man in charge of El Rukn security and part of the tight inner circle. By the end of the year the Gorillas disbanded and King Cobras and El Rukns worked out a deal for 67th Street to have Cobras sell in the day time and El Rukns sell at night (United States of America V. Williams). Law enforcement considered this a major victory because they had been investigating the Rangers for years with allegations of adult leaders soliciting young boys to carry out hits for them. But one has to view this from another perspective, Woodlawn, Englewood, West Englewood, South Shore, Bronzeville area became very high crime areas in the 1960s and not only would gangs rob and steal from businesses, other criminals would hit these locations making the store owners highly vulnerable to being robbed and vandalized. There a lot of gunslinging cowboy types out there quick to shoot without following any organizational structure. In 1964, Jeff Fort’s adult record began when he was thrown in jail for a short time for robbery. Cogwell also worked with the Outfit to control several restaurants, nightclubs and hotels in the black communities on the south side and west side. Jeff and a group of other boys were kicked out of the club for disruptive behavior and very likely took the name after they were kicked out. A meeting with a group of white communists was blown up after this group offered guns and grenades for a war against the U.S. Within no time, law enforcement was breathing down the necks of El Rukn members and many were already facing jail time right after the operation began in Chicago. McAnderson and Cranshaw each had to pay $241,000 apiece. Reports also said Stones were trying to extort money for contributions to businesses owned by singer Sammy Davis Junior to support his businesses in the Harvey and Dixmoor communities which was also false (The Almighty Black P. Stone Nation, Moore, Williams). The temple was just one block north of the Titanic P Stone headquarters at 43rd and Indiana located exactly at 4233 S. Indiana Avenue (Four-Trey). During this end of the year sweep The Fort was raided for the last time on October 29, 1989. The Rangers wanted to put an immediate stop to this by keeping trouble making whites out and that meant cutting off white syndicates pimping women and distributing drugs in Ranger controlled areas. Davis also was able to demand a payment of $10,000 in exchange for his “expert” testimony. Wakeeta was placed here in Moe Town to basically govern the Stones overall this was a way for El Rukns to keep tabs on the Stones. Farrakhan then warned the United States that if the U.S. tried to harm Qaddafi they would have to deal with the “Angels of Death” as he pointed to the El Rukns causing the audience to applaud emphatically (The Almighty Black P. Stone Nation, Moore, Williams). It was said that Jeff ordered a hit on Hairston but there was never any evidence of that but there was indeed an assassination attempt. T-Rogers (former member of the Chicago, BlackStone Rangers) in the late 1960s. Unidentified men shot Stokes dead on November 19, 1986. Law enforcement could always get further justification afterward saying both groups were black nationalist groups rising to become terrorist organizations pointing out the violence as an example (The Almighty Black P. Stone Nation, Moore, Williams). Well, I will poke big holes in this story that don’t add up. Our government locked up influential leaders like Larry Hoover and Jeff Fort, but this has only left the streets in a worse condition. After the murder, authorities stated in the conspiracy court case of United States Vs. Andrews that El Rukns intimidated witnesses into giving false testimony. Many young black males resulted to crime to get by as some began pimping, hustling, robbing, stealing or selling drugs. 3. In March of 1957, the Rebels made the newspapers as a group of them attacked a black youth named Alvin Palmer who happened to be a Blackstone Raider gang member. El Rukn membership was selective because Jeff Fort didn’t allow loose cannons in his group or anyone he couldn’t trust. Chief could see the advantages because they could at least control the flow of Heroin and keep violence over the profits contained and not allow reckless, disorganized gun slinging cowboy type dealers to run the market. Stones were fighting to make the 727 E. 38th Street building all theirs and became fed up with Disciples hanging out near the building. Shortly after this the Stones became active in the black power movement and there was progress being made toward a brighter future. These syndicates were neighborhood drug dealers, pimps, illegal gambling operators and worked as fences, they even had their hands in the policy racket. Hairston brushed her off and was not interested but Jeff Fort was all ears. Without Jeff Fort, the program was without proper leadership and all over a murder case that was pushed on Fort and it was something he didn’t even do (The Almighty Black P. Stone Nation, Moore, Williams). The main reason Eugene Hairston was locked up in prison for the 1967 murder was because the charges stated he was removing three Heroin dealers from the neighborhood. At this temple it was the headquarters of the “Israelite Stones” a branch that embraced the black Hebrew faith because in the Hebrew religion the black race is God’s chosen people. Overview History. There were even allegations that the Stones were attempting to disrupt the Democratic National Convention on August 26th to get even with Mayor Daley for opposing further funding to OEO into the pockets of the Stones but not a single Stone member ever showed up at the convention, another false report (The Almighty Black P. Stone Nation, Moore, Williams). Don't have an account? [5][Full citation needed][page needed] The second most well known symbol of the … After Hairston’s assassination attempt he realized he could not take over the main bulk of the Stones, therefore, he packed up and moved up north to the north side of the city where random Stones living up there were out of network from the main branches for the most part. I take from the weak and give to the strong so they can get even stronger. A prison disturbance also went down on April 22, 1975 when a religious group known as “Beni-Zaken” helped inmates carry out a disturbance by bringing drugs to Eugene Hairston so he could use them to control Joliet Correctional as Hairston was now beginning the earliest stages of trying to take over Joliet prison now that Fort was moved, this action caused a prison riot that resulted in one death. Some of the buildings ran drugs and weapons while others served as hideouts and meeting places. Prince Wakeeta was put in prison in 1997 for Cocaine trafficking and since then there seems to not have been a central leader on the streets for the entire BPSN. The center of all this was happening in the South Shore, Woodlawn, South Chicago, Kenwood, Oakland, Grand Boulevard areas which were the main sections of the BPSN. Charges were dropped against Lee Jackson, Melvin Bailey, Allen Christmas, James Lofton and Leonard Sengali. Stones won the favor of much of the communities they controlled as residents could see the respect and guardianship Stones offered to people in the community. bogus boys are members of the Black P Stones. Joel Hampton describes himself as the leader of the Blackstone Raiders from 1955 until basically 1959. He also said the Raiders became the Rangers in 1958 which would be before Jeff Fort was gangbanging; however, how are we to know Jeff wasn’t in a gang back in 1958? Soon a war ensued in 1975 between the younger brothers and this got Lil Bull thrown in prison for violent crimes. Eugene Hairston was on trial for soliciting four young boys to gun down three drug dealers at the intersection of 61st and Dorchester. Once the system failed the Stones they went on trial as funding was yanked leaving these groups in a state of desperation, this is when the drug sales began as a replacement. At the time of the later 1980s and early 1990s the sons of Chief were attempting to take over the El Rukns and the Stones. Let’s be honest brother, some folks out there ain’t got no chance, they’re weak, uninspired, all they think about is getting high, so I sell them what they want…Heroin. Chief sent three killers: Derrick Kees, Rick Ferguson and William Doyle who were armed with machine guns, super .38s, 9 millimeter pistols to a playground at 40th and Indiana (now known as Lou Jones Fitness Park) in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood. Stones successfully kept things cool once again on the streets for a second consecutive summer while the west side burned during that day in April. The Cobras became known as “Cobrastones.” The Egyptian Cobras were also rooted in the Cabrini Green projects and at first didn’t follow this until the 1970s when they also became Cobrastones. Another legendary settlement for the Rangers was in the Near North Side community in the Cabrini Green public housing projects. The committee had high expectations and did not understand it would take a long time for the program to have full effect. Sammy Knox was on trial for that murder case and one of the witnesses to testify was Patricia Mckinley. Fort now was fully aware of what his Main 21 was up to and he decided to authorize the business, something Eugene Hairston would have never consented to but Fort needed $80,000 in bail money and wanted payment from then on. This meant no crack in much of South Shore, Woodlawn, A big piece of Grand Boulevard and most of the Oakland community and a great deal of Kenwood. The El Rukns were not recruiting young kids in school yards or on the streets and were not pursuing young members within the organization to shoot enemies dead. The Libyan government was hoping the El Rukns would use weapons to destroy government buildings and declare war on the U.S. government or at least that is what was alleged by our government. The gang was originally formed in the late 1950s as the Blackstone Rangers.The organization was co-founded by Eugene Hairston and Jeff Fort.In later years, under Fort's leadership, an Islamic faction of the gang emerged, naming … All this Englewood turf from 51st to 57th became known as “Moe Town.”. When she returned in January she was kidnapped and secretly confined by Sammy Knox, Jeff Boyd, Michael Sardin, James Speights, and David Hobbs (United States Vs. Andrews). The letter was meant to be published but seems to only have appeared in the back of this book. The Four Corners and the Deacons once ruled the south side, mainly in the Bronzeville area but never really had much influence below the Grand Boulevard, Douglas, Oakland and Kenwood communities. Throope was supposed to be the one to pay this $80,000 debt but he never paid all of it to Fort and even though Jeff didn’t directly order it, Throope ended up getting shot up for not paying the Chief. He hated seeing mothers strung out on dope while their children went hungry. It is identified by the red color worn by its members and by particular gang symbols, including distinctive hand signs. The conversations were twisted into being interpreted as anything from drug deals all the way up to getting money from Libya to plan terror attacks on the United States. Law enforcement all over the Chicago area felt betrayed that Stone leaders were invited to this event. During the time both leaders were locked up law enforcement closed in on the Rangers as a major war with the Disciples ensued until March 4, 1968 when Disciples and Rangers came together to call a truce so they wouldn’t lose their OEO money that paid them a salary of $45 a week. At the hearing, the only information Jeff Fort provided was his name and once it got to asking him his address his council advised him to say no more. [3] Over the years the P Stones had grown into one of the larger gangs that were in South Los Angeles. Police were also doing brutal sweeps in the area rounding up Stones and brutalizing them. Crowder’s group became known as the “Harvey Dixmoor Rangers.” Crowder was mainly in charge of the Dixmoor Rangers but overall for the Harvey Dixmoor branch. The Rangers surrounded the upper deck of the stadium making many people frightened, however, there was no violence at all or ill will, the Rangers were simply introducing themselves to the Black Liberation Movement and the SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference); this is what began the Ranger’s connections to the black nationalist and black power movements. While Mickey Cogwell was mingling with high society politicians making the Stones look great Chicago police were back home trying to arrest him for crimes and even went to his house just to find out he wasn’t there and worst yet when they found out he was invited to the White House they had a major fit. The Black P Stones are one of the most suppressed gangs in Los Angeles’ history of gang suppression with 2 federal indictments and a gang injunction all occurring between 2003 and 2011. The syndicates had plans for these boys and were willing to pay them money to be drug couriers, collect extortion payments or even kill for them if needed. In 1986, it became common understanding that Crack was a big money maker and now dealers were all over it especially in the urban ghettos in the United States as now this was a poor man’s Cocaine. Some of the leaders respected the new ways and wanted to convert to Islam alongside Fort but many others declined as they felt they should remain Christian and this new Muslim religion was foreign and something they wanted no part of. The 2001 film Training Day, starring Denzel Washington, was filmed on a cul-de-sac in Baldwin Village, and featured Cle Shaheed Sloan of Athens Park. The “Harper Building” located at 6435 S. Harper Avenue at the intersection of 64th and Harper in the Woodlawn neighborhood. At that point, there was no stopping black migration to Woodlawn especially after the Supreme Court declared restrictive covenants illegal in 1948. The boys were let out by 1962. He ended up fighting the charges and won and was out of jail by December as the charges ended up being prejudiced and bogus put together by overzealous police officers. At about the same time as Wakeeta was coming up and the Rubenites formed, another group of Stones came up in the area of 76th and Phillips in South shore, the “Jet Black Stones.” The Jet Blacks were started by Jack Black and were close quarters with the Maniac P Stones who were the liaison with the El Rukns. The F.B.I liked to publish reports that Stones were anti-white and were perhaps rising up against the white man. Not only did Rangers over here battle ferociously against the Disciples they also fought white and Hispanic gangs from just over the Garfield Boulevard border. During the 1950s Woodlawn began to change from white to black, however, the big transition did not occur until the mid-1950s when whites began to leave at a faster rate. The five-pointed star has its origins with the Black Stone Rangers/Black P. Stone Ranger Nation, one of the larger street gangs. The bullets were meant for his brother Michael but the mistaken identity cost Gilbert his life, regardless, the word was put out that the Stones were coming to run it. Reverend Fry and other members of the clergy there said they had the intention of preventing gang wars between Disciples and Rangers, however, the Disciples were not taken in by the Reverend. El Rukns were on a higher level and were not your conventional gang, in fact, they really weren’t even a gang per se. As I had shown examples earlier Stones looked to develop the community in their own way by controlling what goes on in the area. The Los Angeles City Attorney and prosecutors are heavily targeting property owners and managers of the Chesapeake Apartments, (a 425-unit apartment complex spread over more than 17 acres and was a longtime stronghold for a street gang called the BPS) to solve crime. The Peace and Love building at 74th Place and Kingston was the building where El Rukns watched the Stones very closely from this location and kept many Stone groups in line. The Blackstone Rangers were founded at the St. Charles Institution for Troubled Youth by Jeff Fortand Eugene Hairston as a community organization for black youth in the Woodlawn area of South Chicago. As in the case with the Titanics, the El Rukns would not shy away from a war with any Stone group. In July of 1968, Senator John McClellan or Arkansas held hearings for the investigation of Jeff Fort and the Black P Stones about the management of that $927,431 given to T.W.O for the job training program in which Jeff Fort was considered “Center Chief.” Fort was cross-examined about allegations of taking the money and not using it for the intended purpose especially since leadership continued to face charges of murder, rape and strong-arm robbery according to court documents. This coveted area was the intersection of Oakwood and Drexel in the Oakland neighborhood. The El Rukns, Black P Stones, Blackstones and Vice Lords sat down with the Latin Kings to discuss creating a prison alliance to go about this revolt. Also, in the early 80s Williams sold mass quantities of Marijuana and Cocaine out of an apartment at 76th and Kingston in the South Shore neighborhood. In the year 1964, the Rangers went on a major recruitment drive in the south suburbs of Chicago. On March 12, 1976, Jeff Fort was released from Leavenworth prison with a stipulation imposed upon him that he was not allowed to officially reside within the city limits of Chicago, therefore, he chose to move to Milwaukee because he had a lot of family in the that city. Here in the 21st century factions of gangs run rampant violently killing each other for money. Eventually black youths in Woodlawn stood up to greaser gangs by creating a gang of their own. You wouldn’t ever see El Rukn graffiti on the streets, and if so, it wasn’t done by a member. The best way to make this revolt effective was to include the Hispanic and white gangs into this too since the gangs in general ran the prison. El Rukns kept very close tabs on groups of Stones. The second part of the devastation is when realtors, banks and other lending institutions redlined these communities classifying them as hopeless and to be exempt from consideration from city help and help from private lending institutions.
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