Years active early 1990s–present Membership 25,000 + in Chicago | Territory Nationwide | |
Founded by David Barksdale
Larry Hoover, Charles "Big Chuck" Dorsey Founding location Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Ethnicity mostly African American | ||
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, But now all is branched out over the South-Side of the city.
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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. Gangster Disciples have been documented in the U.S. military, found in both U.S. and overseas bases. Graffiti characteristic of the Gangster Disciples has been reportedly seen in U.S. military bases in 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,bloods 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 at often times invert or "crack" gang signs commonly associated with them to show that they are at war with another Gangster Disciple set. In Chicago colors don't play too much prominence but in other states they favor black bandanas to distance themselves from Crips and Bloods. Peoples Nation are known to wear Red, Black, Yellow and Green clothing.