Gangster Disciples
| Founded | 1966 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Larry Hoover |
| Named after | Supreme Gangsters, Devils Disciples, Black Gangster Disciples |
| Founding location | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Territory | Chicago, Illinois, New York City, Richmond, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, Charlotte, North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina, Indiana, Jackson, Mississippi, Nashville, Tennessee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Northeastern, Midwestern, Denmark, France, United Kingdom, Mexico, Germany, Sweden |
| Ethnicity | Primarily African American, Latino, and White |
| Membership (est.) | 30,000 members in Chicago and spreading into at least 35 other States with several thousand more members. Membership count overseas is still unknown. |
| Leader(s) | Larry Hoover (formerly) |
| Activities | Drug trafficking, assault, firearms violations, fraud, homicide, money laundering, organized crime |
| Allies | Sureños 13 Folk Nation Simon City Royals |
| Rivals | Black P. Stones Black Disciples Bloods Latin Kings People Nation Vice Lords Mickey Cobras |
| Notable members | Lil JoJo Famous Dex FBG Duck 22Gz SahBabii Ugly God |
The Gangster Disciple Nation (often abbreviated as the GD's; formally, GDN or simply Gangster Disciples), also known as Growth & Development, is an African American street and prison gang founded by former rivals David Barksdale and Larry Hoover; in 1968, the two came together to form the Black Gangster Disciple Nation (BGDN).
Post-1989, following growing tension between the two over declining leadership, the BGDN split into two new factions—Hoover's Gangster Disciple Nation (GDN) and Barksdale's Black Disciple Nation (BDN), respectively. As of 2022, following Hoover's departure, the GDN has no full-time leadership role.