| Founded by |
David Barksdale Larry Hoover, Charles "Big Chuck" Dorsey |
|---|---|
| Founding location | Cabrini–Green Homes, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Years active | early 1990s–present |
| Territory | Chicago |
| Ethnicity | African American |
| Membership (est.) | 25,000–50,000 (2009) [1] |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, robbery, extortion, murder |
| Allies | Folk Nation, Crips, Zoe Pound Gang, Black Guerilla Family, and Black Mafia Family |
| Rivals | People Nation, Ku Klux Klan, WPU (White Power United), and Black Disciples |
The OutLaw Gangster Disciple Nation is a subset of the Gangster Disciples street gang. It was formed in the Chicago Housing Authority's Cabrini-Green public housing project on the Near-North Side of Chicago, Illinois in the early 1990s, by Gangster Disciple board member and Cabrini resident Charles "Big Chuck" Dorsey. [2] It has now branched out to the South-Side of the city.
Gangster Disciples in the military
Gangster Disciples have been documented in the U.S. military, found in both U.S. and overseas bases. [3] Graffiti characteristics of the Gangster Disciples have reportedly been spotted in U.S. military bases in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
Symbols, Signs, and Emblems
Like most major gangs, Gangster Disciples use a well-defined system of symbols to communicate alliances and rivalries. This system is a combination of symbols that represent the Gangster Disciple Nation or the Folk Nation as a whole and symbols that rivals use to represent their organization, typically inverted to show disrespect.
References
- ^ "Appendix B. Street Gangs - National Gang Threat Assessment 2009". Justice.gov. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
- ^ Gang Leader Is Slain In His Tavern, Chicago Tribune, January 10, 1996
- ^ "Gangs Increasing in Military, FBI Says". McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. 30 June 2008.