Almighty Black P Stone Nation

Authors Natalie Y. Moore and Lance Williams will present a free program based on their book, The Almighty Black P Stone Nation: The Rise, Fall, and Resurgence of an American Gang. This provocative tale explores how teens from a poverty-stricken Chicago neighborhood built a powerful organization that united 21 individual gangs into a virtual nation. In gangster lore, the Almighty Black P Stone Nation stands out among the most notorious street gangs. Louis Farrakhan hired the Blackstone Rangers as his Angels of Death. Fifteen years before 9/11, the U.S. government accused the Stones of plotting domestic terrorist acts with Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi. And currently, founding member Jeff Fort is serving a triple life sentence at the only U.S. federal supermax prison. Were the Stones criminals, brainwashed terrorists, victims of their circumstances, or champions of social change? Or were they all of these, their role perceived differently by different races and socioeconomic groups? Moore and Lance Williams answer these and other questions in their new book. The Book Table will offer books for sale and signing at this free program.