OutLaw Gangster Disciples

The OutLaw Gangster Disciple Nation is a faction 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 entire South-Side of the city.

OutLaw Gangster Disciples
Founded byDavid Barksdale
Larry Hoover, Charles "Big Chuck" Dorsey
Founding locationChicago, Illinois, U.S.
Years activeearly 1990s–present
TerritoryNationwide
EthnicityAfrican American
Membership25,000 + in Chicago[1]
Criminal activitiesDrug trafficking, robbery, extortion, murder
AlliesFolk Nation, Crips, Zoe Pound Gang, Black Guerilla Family, and Black Mafia Family
RivalsPeople Nation, Ku Klux Klan, WPU (White Power United), and Neo-Nazis

Gangster Disciple Drop "B"

The gang has made several attempts to legitimize their image. Some members dropped the "B" and began to call themselves GDs or Gangster Disciples. In the 1990s the Gangster Disciples entered into politics through the formation of the "Growth and Development" movement. Outside of Chicago some gangs will still go by the old name of BGD.[3] Gangster Disciples have been documented in the U.S. military, found in both U.S. and overseas bases.[4] 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.

Colors/Apparel

Outlaw Gangster Disciples or "Six Trey" GDN are similar to regular Gangster Disciples however they are a renegade offshoot of the original gang. One representation can be the six pointed star to honor David Barksdale as well as pitchforks pointing upwards. However outlaw and other renegade factions do not always honor traditional Folk Nation symbols. They will often invert or "crack" gang signs commonly associated with them to show that they are at war with another Gangster Disciple set. In Chicago, gang colors are not as significant but in other states they favor black bandanas to distance themselves from Crips and Bloods.[5] Peoples Nation are known to wear Red, Black, Gold and Green clothing. Six Trey has a heavy presence in New York especially in Brooklyn.

References
  1. "Appendix B. Street Gangs - National Gang Threat Assessment 2009". Justice.gov. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
  2. Gang Leader Is Slain In His Tavern, Chicago Tribune, January 10, 1996
  3. "Black Gangster Disciples". Gang Prevention Services. Archived from the original on 2011-02-05. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
  4. "Gangs Increasing in Military, FBI Says". McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. 30 June 2008.
  5. kirby, kate c. the Chicago crime commission gangbookchicago2005
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