TAP Boyz
| Founding location | Chicago, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Years active | 1992-2001 (inactive) |
| Territory | Illinois, Middle East |
| Ethnicity | Arab American and South Asian, Mostly Palestinian and Syrian |
| Criminal activities | Murder, 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.
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
- ^ National Gang Crime Research Center :http://www.ngcrc.com/ngcrc/page12.htm
- ^ Lawrence M. Salinger (2005). Encyclopedia of White-Collar & Corporate Crime. SAGE Publications. pp. 47–. ISBN 978-0-7619-3004-4.
- ^ a b http://sobs.org/chilocal/gangs/gnglist.html