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Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (January 2008) | The Folk Nation (colloquially known as Folks) is an alliance of street gangs based out of the Chicago area which has since branched throughout the United States specifically in the Midwest[1] and the south.[citation needed] They are rivals to the People Nation. Within the Folk Nation alliance there are many gangs which all have their own unique colors, hand signs, and organization. Many of these gangs have signed a charter to join the Folks alliance. It was formed on November 11, 1978 in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Soon afterwards the People Nation was formed to counter the Folks alliance. Larry Hoover the chairman of the Gangster Disciple Nation created the idea for the alliance and persuaded many leaders of large Black, White, and Latino gangs from Chicago to join. After having a prosperous beginning in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s, the alliance started to break apart in the early 1990s due to wars over money and drugs between fellow Folk gangs. After the split each leader was considered a king in his own right. Each having loyalty to the national rules, but following only their set king. Due to their code of silence only Three of the current kings names have been leaked. They are Prince Loco of Ft. Lauderdale FL., King Christopher 1 of South Carolina, lastly the name of Prince Timothy of unknown set designation.[citation needed] For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ...
Midwest redirects here. ...
Historic Southern United States. ...
People Nation is an alliance of street gangs based out of the Chicago area. ...
is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...
Larry Hoover (born November 30, 1950, Jackson, Mississippi) is the leader of the Chicago-based Growth & Development Nation, formally Gangster Disciple Nation. ...
For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ...
Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...
This article is about the year. ...
Symbols
Gangs demonstrate their particular alignment by "representing" through symbols, colors, graffiti, hand signs, and words. Representing also encompasses the left or right side of the body. Most Folk gangs represent using the six point star, pitchforks, and identify to the right side (e.g., they wear hats or bandannas turned to the right).[2][3] Folk Nation gangs use the term "all is one" to greet each other. The six pointed Star of David, a Jewish religious symbol in honor of King David, is used by the gang in its graffiti.[2] For other uses, see Graffiti (disambiguation). ...
Every gang has a way of identifying itself to both its members and its rivals. ...
The star, as an ideograph, most commonly represents the astronomical star for which it is named. ...
This article is about a Jewish symbol. ...
The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ...
This page is about the Biblical king David. ...
Major Folk Nation alliances These are the major Folk Nation sets as compiled by the Florida Department of Corrections[2] The Black Disciples (often abbreviated as BDN or BDN III) are a large African American street gang based in Chicago, Illinois. ...
// The history of the Gangster Disciples begins with Larry Hoover, who entered and rose through the ranks of the Chicago gang circuit in the 1960s and took control of the gang in 1974 by leading a series of increasingly powerful alliances. ...
This article is about Latin American cultural identity. ...
The ALEN (Almighty Latin Eagles Nation) originated in the area of Halsted and Addison in Chicago in the 1960s. ...
The Simon City Royals began in the late 1950s at the corner of Drake and Wabansia streets on Chicagos northwest side when a gang began calling themselves Simon City after Simons Park which was located on that corner. ...
The Gangster Two Six Nation, also known as GTS, G26, and TSN, has been described by Chicago police as one of the largest and most dominant Mexican street gangs in Chicago. ...
References - ^ FBI - Publications - Law Enforcement Bulletin - December 2001
- ^ a b c People and Folk Nation Sets (continued) - Gang and Security Threat Group Awareness
- ^ McLean County Sheriff - Gang Intelligence Unit
See also People Nation is an alliance of street gangs based out of the Chicago area. ...
The Black Disciples (often abbreviated as BDN or BDN III) are a large African American street gang based in Chicago, Illinois. ...
External links - Folk Nation symbols and organization
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