Yes, gotcha on the bad name choice, but it seems to be a black “thang.”
But the Black Guerrilla Family is rather a big deal in thug circles. Started in San Quentin in 1966….”Inspired by Marcus Garvey, the Black Guerilla Family was characterized as an ideological African-American Marxist revolutionary organization composed of prisoners. It was founded with the stated goals of eradicating racism, maintaining dignity in prison, and overthrowing the United States government.” More at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Guerrilla_Family
I’m not sure how eradicating racism and maintaining dignity in prison relates to overthrowing the government. Depends on what the meaning of dignity is. Anyway, I’d characterize these creeps as organized and dangerous.
George Jackson.....Soledad Prison...father of the BFG...which began ...oddly enough In Prison...