Black P. Stone East

The Black P. Stone East or Black Stone East is an organization operating on the East Coast of the United States. It is an offshoot of the original Almighty Black P. Stones Nation (BPSN) based in Chicago on the Southside.

History and Character

The Almighty Black P (Peace, Philosophy, People) Stone Nation traces its roots to the St. Charles state reform school in Chicago, Illinois during 1960, where it was formed by the name Blackstone Rangers. This original group spread throughout the United States, resulting in numerous sub-sets, or families, that maintain loose cultural affiliations with the original Chicago gang while operating under individual leadership. The so-called Red Family is the revolution that is credited with creating the Black Stone East, with the acronym R.E.D. standing for "Revolution Enlightens us Deeply" or "Revolution Escapes Destruction". Later, the Red family (R.E.D. Revolution) expanded and developed into the BPS-East, with "East" meaning "Enlightenment About Stone Teachings". Although leadership tends to fluctuate, Abdullah Geebil (an African-American from Chicago is respected in the Black Stone East. It is alleged that he founded the east coast set of BPSN along with twenty other members he "enlightened" into the Stone teachings. The Black P Stone East are not part of the nationwide Bloods gang (unlike Black P Stone splinter groups in Los Angeles, who are Bloods), although they are both considered a part of the People Nation. The Black P Stones, Jungle and Bity subgroups that arrived in Los Angeles in 1969 are considered part of the People Nation.

On the east coast, Black P. Stone members wear everything to the left and consider their nation as part of a larger religious movement. An accurate estimation of BSE activity has been difficult for law enforcement to determine, parcially because BSE are often confused as members of the Bloods gang which has established a large presence on the east coast in recent years. .