The Black Guerilla Family of Maryland began its rise to prominence in a flash of violence. In 2007, a member of the Bloods organization stabbed a Muslim inmate at the maximum security Baltimore County Jail. The Bloods had been dominant in Maryland since at least 2000, just like in New York and along most of the East Coast. But in Baltimore, their time at the top was up. In retaliation the Bloods were attacked and overwhelmed by Muslims…and their BGF Black Guerilla Family allies. Word on the prison grapevine is that the stabbing of the Muslim was merely the straw that broket the camels back- the inmate population was tired of the Bloods oppressing everyone else with robberies and extortions. The fact that gangs were very limited in America up until recently, but now seem to be an ever increasing force across the country, I think, is a very serious repercussion of mass incarceration. In a dangerous environment, like prison, its only natural that groups form to offer their members protection, and I will definitely say that a gang can only be strong and exist for long periods on the street if it is strong in prison and can exact revenge if people in the streets don't follow the program as dictated by the people from prison. Just ask all the well known LA rappers with gang ties. If you use a brand name created by others, best believe you will pay a licensing fee to the head office. The problem for the rappers is that the kind of guys they might owe their licensing fees to might be high school dropout lunatics sitting in Pelican Bay, or even more frightening, somewhat sophisticated businessmen whose face you might see on social media all the time. Ok back to BGF Maryland. Following the fight, the BGF seized power in the Maryland prison system to the point where leader Eric Brown issued a "No Bloods Order", which led to a massive drop in membership in the Bloods gang. Many became Muslims, switched to the BGF or were killed, according t a current member of the Bloods. A quick asterisk though, none of this information is newer than 5 years ago. As you know, Al Profit doesn't solve crimes. He talks about things in the past of historical importance. SUPPORT Al Profit, watch and Please leave a REVIEW "White Powder, Black Power" TubiTv https://tubitv.com/movies/454168/american-dope-white-powder-black-power AMAZON https://www.amazon.com/American-Dope-White-Powder-Black/dp/B07DTXJCGN