If you've watched "Judas & the Black Messiah," and wonder what happened to the white organizations and the Black gangs he united, or how it relates to today,

I've written about them a few times:

A thread (just links, really).
First, to understand how these so-called "gangs" were even created, you have to go back to 1919. https://www.theroot.com/the-real-watchmen-100-years-ago-a-race-riot-created-c-1839293830?rev=1613422926722
The Real Watchmen: 100 Years Ago, a Race Riot Created Chicago’s Black Street Gangs

On Sunday, the highly-anticipated HBO series Watchmen set the internet ablaze with America’s shocked reactions to a little-known incident frequently called the Tulsa Race Riots. The bombing of Black...

https://www.theroot.com/the-real-watchmen-100-years-ago-a-race-riot-created-c-1839293830?rev=1613422926722
And remember the group of white activists who teamed up with Hampton and the Panthers?

Well, they're still around. https://www.theroot.com/the-caucasian-panthers-meet-the-rednecks-armed-ready-1821943540
The Caucasian Panthers: Meet the Rednecks Armed, Ready and ’Bout That Anti-Racist Life

On Dec. 4, 1969, law enforcement officers raided a home at 2337 Monroe St. in Chicago. First they killed Mark Clark, who sat by the door with a shotgun. Then they trained their gunfire on the south...

https://www.theroot.com/the-caucasian-panthers-meet-the-rednecks-armed-ready-1821943540
And the last letter in this edition of the Clapback Mailbag is the story of a bunch of white people who broke into the FBI headquarters and found a mysterious set of blueprints to a Chicago apartment: https://www.theroot.com/the-roots-clapback-mailbag-the-last-refuge-of-the-scou-1841837178
The Root's Clapback Mailbag: The Last Refuge of the Scoundrel

A wise man (I think it was Rakim...or maybe my cousin Geet) once said: “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.”

https://www.theroot.com/the-roots-clapback-mailbag-the-last-refuge-of-the-scou-1841837178
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