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The Almighty Black P. Stone Nation (often abbreviated BPSN or BPS) the A.B.P.S.N is a black Chicago-based Street Gang estimated to have more than 42,000 gang members. The gang was originally formed in the late 1950s as the Blackstone Rangers as a civil rights organization. In later years, a quasi-Islamic faction of the gang emerged, naming themselves the El Rukn tribe of the Moorish Science Temple in America (or simply El Rukns), under their 'religious leader' and Blackstone Rangers founder Abdullah-Malik (born Jeff Fort)^[1]. The BPSN has managed to finance itself through a wide array of criminal activities and are also part of the large Chicago-based gang alliance known as the People Nation.^[2]

The Black P. Stones originated, and is based, in the South Side of Chicago in the Woodlawn neighborhood^{[citation needed]}. Their main rivals are the Gangster Disciples aka G.D.N., and to a lesser degree, the Black Disciples aka B.D.N. They are rivals to all Folk Nation gangs, white supremacist groups, such as the Ku Klux Klan, the Aryan Brotherhood, and white power skinheads. Their allies are the Vice Lords, Latin Kings and other People Nation Gangs, Black Separatist Groups, Zulu Nation and Five Percenters. There are 7 BPS branches in Chicago: Gangster Stones, Jet Black Stones, Rubinite Stones, Familia Stones, Puerto Rican Stones, Corner Stones, and Black P. Stones. All these branches have many factions.

Contents 1 Locations 2 History 3 Moorish Science Identification 4 BPS Bloods 4.1 The Relationship with Chicago based Black P. Stone Nation 5 BPS In Other Areas Of The U.S. 5.1 BPS East 5.2 BPS South 5.3 Chicago and New York Gangs Merged 6 Gang Identification 6.1 Chicago Influenced BPSN 6.2 California Influenced BPSN 7 Notes

[edit] Locations

Black P Stones have a heavy presence and strongholds throughout many American urban areas. Besides their home base in Chicago, members can be found in Milwaukee, Los Angeles, Moreno Valley, New York, Rochester, Sacramento, Springfield, Albany, Jackson, Houston, Atlanta, Miami, Baltimore, Birmingham, Cleveland, Memphis, Newark, Oakland, Denver, Fargo, Biloxi, Mobile, Phoenix, Boston,Louisiana,Little Rock, St.Louis,Minneapolis and Maryland^{[citation needed]}.

[edit] History

The ABPSN was originally founded in 1958 as the Black Stone Rangers in St. Charles Institution for troubled youth by Jeff Fort and Eugene Hairston as a community organization for Black youth in the Woodlawn area of South Chicago to fight against White street gangs. In the 1960s, they became one of the most dangerous and powerful gangs in Chicago. Jeff began to lead the gang thus, changing the name to Black P. Stone Nation. He transformed BPS into a black nationalistic group, but still involved the gang in street crime and drugs. BPSN founding member Eugene Hairston was incarcerated on drug charges on June 6, 1966,^[3] and Fort was arrested for mismanagement of government grants which totaled $927,000 from the U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity in March 1972. Fort was released in the early 1980s, but was later re-incarcerated on drug charges. Following meetings during 1986 with Libyan operatives from Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi , Fort was charged with buying weapons to commit terrorist acts on behalf of the Libyan government after he converted to Islam and gave the gang an Islamic doctrine.^[4] This was not the earliest charge of Islamic terrorism in the United States coming 9 years after the militant Muslim takeover of the Bnai Brith offices in Washington D.C. on March 9, 1977. Today, although Fort (referred to as Caliph Abdul-Malik) continues to have considerable influence over the BPSN from prison, the various Black Stones splinter groups suffer from rampant infighting, as there is no longer a clear leader. There are also two groups who have separated from the BPSN:Mickey Cobras who were supporters of Mickey Cogwell who was a co-founder of BPS but was killed by Jeff Fort and the Titanic Stones who were supporters of Eugene Hairston who was also a BPS founder but was starting to have problems with Jeff Fort. Both men are deceased.

[edit] Moorish Science Identification

There is a strong pseudo-Islamic foundation within the Black P. Stone Nation which can be attributed to the Moorish Science Temple of America. BPS first started to embrace the Moorish Temple in the late 1970s when Jeff Fort was released from prison. Jeff Fort changed his name to Khalifa Abdullah Malik, then converted Black P. Stone to El Rukn. El Rukn adopted their principles from the Moorish Science Temple of America which was the forerunner of Black Muslim groups such as the Nation of Islam and the Five Percenters. They also were greatly inspired by the historic Black African Moors who came from Northern and Western Africa and conquered Iberia in the Middle Ages whom were strict Muslims. That is why they are called Moes as a tribute to their Moorish heritage. Even though, Jeff Fort and El Rukn created the so-called Islamic base for BPS, nowadays, it is not as solid. Although a significant amount of Stones identify themselves as Muslims, their belief sy stem and ideologies are unidentifiable with Islamic belief. Many Chicago based and influenced BPS in the Midwest, on the East, and in the South embrace an "Islamic" identity, but a lot don't especially BPS Bloods/Black Stone West. BPS Bloods/Black Stone West does not embrace the Moorish beliefs because during the time that they were started in 1969, BPS in Chicago were not even thinking about the Moorish Science Temple (MST). Also when Jeff Fort started El Rukn he only limited it to Black P. Stones in Chicago. But a few have accepted the MST doctrine, but very few have accepted the Moorish dotrines of El Rukn like the founder of Black Stone West; T. Rodgers. Black Stone West are not the only BPS set who mostly don't accept Islam. Jeff Fort was not the only leader of BPS, there was also Eugene "Bull" Hairston who was mostly fascinated with organized crime and gangbanging not religion, black separatism, and politics like Jeff Fort. When Jeff Fort formed El Rukn, a lot members left with Hairston and became renegades. Thus a few sets like the Titanic Stones who supports Hairston don't embrace MST. The acceptance of MST is not just confined to BPS sets but to individual members. For example, most Stones in the South don't personally acknowledge Islam, but many on the East does, and in Chicago, more than a quarter of BPS are Moorish ST members, and the rest just simply study it whereas most BPS members in California pay very little to none attention to MST.

[edit] BPS Bloods

The only two main types of BPS, the Moorish Islamic Chicago based People Nation mob and the Renegade type BPS sets that they consider renegades because they don't go by the Jeff They still go by Eugene and Mickey Cogwell original ways but many talks are in progress. Although some people believe that BPS Bloods is Stones that is not true. It all started in 1969, when T.Rodgers, moved with his family to the West Adams/Mid City area of West Los Angeles. During this time in Los Angeles there was a dramatic increase in Black street gang activity after the fall of the Black Power due to the tactics of the Federal Government and law enforcement. As a result of being vulnerable to gang intimidation, T. Rodgers never contact Jeff Fort and the Main 21 (The leadership council of BPS) so he could get permission to start a chapter of BPS in California and it was never approved. They first started as an honest young community organization that defended their community from violent street gangs such as the Crips but, soon as they began to gain a reputation as righteous defenders of their neighborhood, they started warring with Crip sets like the Westside Crips, Rollin'30s Harlem Crips and the Hoover Crips. At the time other gangs were fighting Crips such as Pirus, Brims, Denver Lanes, Athens Park, Bounty Hunters, Mad Swans and others. In 1972, T.Rodgers meet with the leaders from Compton decided with the other gang leaders to form the Bloods. Over time the Black P. Stones became one of the largest and more powerful Black gangs in South Central Los Angeles. The BPS in Los Angeles consists of mainly the Black P. Stones(Bity)and Black P. Stones (Jungles) but all affiliate groups of the Black P. Stone Nation in California are considered extremely violent, especially the Black P. Stones (Jungles).FBI had even launched an investigation called "Operation Stone Cold" where they arrested the leaders of the gang. They are called BPS Bloods, Black Peace Stones, Black Stone Bloods, Blood Stones, and Black Stone West. Their rivals are most Crip sets, 18th Street, Mara Salvatrucha 13 and a few other Sureno gangs that have hatred for Blacks. The BPS Bloods along with other Bloods sets in the California prisons united to organized the United Blood Nation (Not to be confused with the New York prison gang that created the East Coast Bloods in 1993)and the United Blood Line that are allied to the Black Guerilla Family in the late 1980s.

[edit] The Relationship with Chicago based Black P. Stone Nation

Much like other large street gangs there is no connection between BPS in California and BPS in Chicago. T. Rodgers was a young Chicago native and a youth member of BPS there, however BPS members in Chicago don't respect him as leader because he was not a member of the Main 21 or El Rukn. Some Stones from Chicago don't accept BPS members from California because they do not follow the five pointed star and aren't members of People Nation. The reason why BPS in California do not have a strong Islamic foundation ,don't follow the five points and are not members of People Nation, because, they were started in 1969 and became Bloods in 1972. That was before BPS in Chicago became Muslims under the name El Rukn and before they became apart of and started People Nation under Jeff Fort between 1975 - 1980. But nonetheless BPS in California is considered renegade by some Stones in Chicago along with other groups that have branched off from BPS such as the Titanic Stones and Mickey Cobras. Also there are no People Nation nor Folk Nation mobs in California so BPS members are Bloods in contrast to BPS in Chicago who are People Nation where there are no Blood or Crip sets. Although T. Rodgers has accepted the doctrines of the original BPS in Chicago but, the rest of BPS in California have not and will not because that is not apart of California street gang culture. Another difference is that BPS in California wear their bandanas to the rightside because they're Bloods and BPS in Chicago wear everything to the left because they are People Nation. with their differences they don't consider each other brothers and the Bloods are not under Almighty Black P. Stone Nation. the word of Jeff Fort is that he doesn't respect the Bloods or the Black P Stones in the West he doesn't respect T.Rodgers

[edit] BPS In Other Areas Of The U.S.

[edit] BPS East

In 1995, A Black Muslim participant named Abdullah Geebil in the R.E.D. Family movement within the BPS, founded BPS East along with twenty others in New York. These men under Geebil's leadership convinced other Black gang members, particularly the East Coast Bloods to join BPS. BPS East(R.E.D. Family Stones)are very Islamic and Black Nationalistic, therefore they are allies with another Black Muslim group, the Five Percenters. Many people don't know that the reason why many East Coast Bloods claim the five pointed star is that they took it from BPS East, because some of their members joined BPS. Although most R.E.D. Family BPS members on the East are just BPS, there are some who claim Bloods but they arent real BPS. The reason why some BPS East members are Vice Lords is that during the late 1980s when many members of El Rukn were incarcerated many of them began to integrate with the Vice Lords because of their larger numbers and because they were both allies under People Nation. BPS East is a mostly Chicago based BPS set. Their rivals are Crips, Gangster Disciples,Dominicans Don't Play, and White Power Skinheads. the truth about all stones and Black stone east is that there not blood or vice lord it is stone on the east coast

[edit] BPS South

Most people do not know about BPS in the South, but it has been around for nearly 30 years. BPS South was started in the early to mid 1980s thus meaning that it is older than BPS East and more than ten years younger than BPS West. It was a major Black street gang from out of state to migrate to the South. The first state that BPS migrated to was Mississippi which is the gang's founder, Jeff Fort's birthplace. Also the South in the late 1980s to the early 1990s began to experience a second wave of BPS migration coming from the California based BPS Bloods. Today, BPS South is basically a mixture of both Chicago based/original ABPSN sets (El Rukn, R.E.D. Family, Gangster Stones, Jet Black Stones, PR Stones,etc.) and California based/ BPS Bloods sets (Black Stone Bloods, Blood Stones, etc.). In the South, however, a lot of members of BPS are either Bloods or Vice Lords as well as being BPS. Most however are just BPS. The reasons why some are Bloods is that many sets are California based/BPS Bloods sets. The reason why some are Vice Lords is because of the Vice Lords' larger numbers in the prisons and in the streets,and they both wear red and black also, But to truly be stone you must be stone and only stone, and you must stand for your 5 points at all times. Stone is a large group and hold a lot of turf so there is no need to turn to other side in order to maintain you respect that is why they all war with each other the Chicago based sets war with the Blood Sets.

[edit] Chicago and New York Gangs Merged

Vampires aka Blood Gang a Original New York gang that merged with the Puerto Rican Stones & made a Renegade set known as Pura Sangre Stones translated in English as Pure Blood Stones they are neither Bloods or Stones they are Hybrid they were made right after the NY Gang Egyptian Kings merged with the Mikey Cobras to make Egyptian King Cobras stones these gangs form the renegade stones all together because of Cogwells death and Haristons death

[edit] Gang Identification

[edit] Chicago Influenced BPSN

Colors:black,red,green,yellow,and brown.

Symbols: 1.Pyramid 2.21 bricks 3.Crescent moon 4.Sun 5.No.5 6.No.360 7.No.7 8.Scimitar 9.5 pointed star/crown 10.Circle 7 11.Eye of Alah 12.African flag 13.Fez Hat 14.Pitchfork pointed down

Handsigns: 1.Opened hand 2.Pyramid sign 3.Black power salute 4.5 pointed star sign

Clothing:Bandanas and hats to the leftside

[edit] California Influenced BPSN

Colors:Mainly red and black;occasionally green

Symbols: 1.Letter B 2.Pyramid 3.Bulldog

Handsigns: 1.Blood spelled out with their hands 2.Black power salute 3.B Sign

Clothing:Bandanas to the rightside

[edit] Notes