The rival Bloods and Crips tied their iconic red and blue bandanas together in a sign of unity during a rally Friday night in Atlanta in protest against. RELATED: The rally, organized by the NAACP and promoted by Black Lives Matter, drew in thousands of supporters and continued until late into the night. “Change must come to policing in America but it cannot and will not come at the end of a barrel of a gun,” said Georgia NAACP President Francys Johnson in a statement ahead of the rally. The two gangs have been rivals for almost 50 years and were both founded in South Central Los Angeles during the sunset of the Black Panther and Black Power movement, forming as the radical Black groups dissolved under the weight of the U.S.

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Friday night's Black Lives Matter protest in Atlanta united members of rival gangs Crips and the Bloods. In an extraordinary show of unity in Baltimore, rival gang members of the Bloods, Crips and Black Guerrilla Family, appeared to come together to ask protesters to. LA Gangs 'Bloods' and 'Crips' Unite Against Police Brutality. The Bloods and the Crips have had a bloody rivalry for over 50 years. Photo: Twitter / @MrAfricanLove. Published 9 July 2016. Comments - Opinion. The Strategic Challenge for the Latin American Left. By Rafael Correa Venezuela Elections: Opposition Chooses to Boycott Democr. Earthquake 3d Enhanced Edition Torrent. The Crips and the Bloods are one. And we f*cking ISIS in the a*s. These n*ggas best be scared, know what I’m saying?” And we f*cking ISIS in the a*s. These n*ggas best be scared, know what I’m saying?”.