TAP Boyz

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The Arabian Posse (TAP)
Founding locationChicago, Illinois, United States
Years active1992-1999
TerritoryChicago
EthnicityArab American and South Asian, Mostly Palestinian and Syrian
Criminal activitiesMurder, robbery, drug trafficking, arms trafficking

The TAP Boyz (an acronym for The Arabian Posse), was a Chicago-based Arab American street gang or self-described "movement" formed on the corner of W 63rd St and S Kedzie Ave Street in 1992. They disbanded in 1999 after losing members to Two Six and Almighty Ambrose in the area

It was formed in response to anti-Arab sentiment from rival gangs. The movement's goal was to protect the Arab-American community from racially motivated assaults precipitated by the Second Gulf War.[1][2] Their gang colors were white and red[3] and their gang symbol was a four pointed star.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ National Gang Crime Research Center :http://www.ngcrc.com/ngcrc/page12.htm
  2. ^ Lawrence M. Salinger (2005). Encyclopedia of White-Collar & Corporate Crime. SAGE Publications. pp. 47–. ISBN 978-0-7619-3004-4.
  3. ^ a b http://sobs.org/chilocal/gangs/gnglist.html
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