Territory Illinois, Middle East | Years active 1992-present | |
Ethnicity Arab American, Mostly Palestinian and Syrian Criminal activities Murder, robbery, drug trafficking, arms trafficking | ||
The TAP Boyz (an acronym for The Arabian Posse), was a Chicago-based Palestinian American street gang or self-described "movement" formed on the corner of 63rd & Kedzie Street in 1992.
It was formed in response to anti-Arab sentiment from rival gangs; the movement's goal was to protect the Arab-American community from being attacked in racially motivated assaults precipitated by the First Gulf War. Their gang colors are white and red. The gang symbol is a five pointed star.
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