black gang

noun

1. the crew working in a stokehold of a ship.

Word History and Origins

Origin of black gang¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

True, there had been rumors around the neighborhood about escalating conflict between the Cedar Block Pirus, a Black gang, and their Latino rivals.

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Prosecutors connected Cho to the Grape Street Crips, a predominantly Black gang based in Watts’ Jordan Downs housing project, through tattoos and his Instagram account.

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Prosecutors displayed photos from Cho’s Instagram account and images of his tattoos to identify him as a member of the Grape Street Crips, a predominantly Black gang based in Watts’ Jordan Downs housing project.

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"That might be a white gang, that might be a black gang, a Muslim gang, whatever, and that then tends to write off whole communities for some people," he added.

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Authorities said that a group of gang members from a “Black gang” drove around the neighborhood in two cars — a brown Nissan Sentra and a gold Oldsmobile Cutlass — shooting at random people they believed to be Latino.

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