Martin Luther King, Drugs & Rocket Launchers from Gaddafi: The Story of The Blackstone Rangers

EP STARTS AT 35 Mins

Today I talk about the Blackstone Rangers AKA the Black P Stone Nation AKA EL Rukns and current members of the People’s Nation Gang alliance. Formed by two Chicago kids in the Woodlawn neighborhood, they became minor enforcers for older gangsters then took what they learned and pushed them out. Eugene “Bull” Hairston and Jeff “Prince” Fort ran the Woodlawn neighborhood. However, multiple jail stints brought the Stones to the attention of the world when Fort converted to Islam and began discussing a plan to destabilize the US government through domestic terrorism with Libyan dictator Gaddafi. Even with their leaders incarcerated, the gang continued to create factions, make alliances, and still distributes drugs and kill gang members in LA and Chicago.

Guest Dave Helem @davehelem

Moore, N. Y., & Williams, L. (2011). The Almighty Black P Stone Nation : The Rise, Fall, and Resurgence of an American Gang. Lawrence Hill Book (Most of the information comes from this book.)

L.A.'s most violent gangs: Black P-stones. (2007, Feb 09). Los Angeles Times (1996-) Retrieved from https://login.libsrv.wku.edu/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proquest.com%2Fhistorical-newspapers%2Fl-s-most-violent-gangs%2Fdocview%2F2211205366%2Fse-2%3Faccountid%3D15150

Seventy-five members and associates of the black P-stones street gang charged with narcotics violations in task force investigation and community-focused initiative known as 'operation red dawn'. (2011, May 19). Targeted News Service Retrieved from https://login.libsrv.wku.edu/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proquest.com%2Fwire-feeds%2Fseventy-five-members-associates-black-p-stones%2Fdocview%2F867872757%2Fse-2%3Faccountid%3D15150

United states: Black P-stones gang member sentenced to over 20 years in prison for racketeering conspiracy and firearm charges. (2014, Dec 08). Asia News Monitor Retrieved from https://login.libsrv.wku.edu/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proquest.com%2Fnewspapers%2Funited-states-black-p-stones-gang-member%2Fdocview%2F1630933404%2Fse-2%3Faccountid%3D15150