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Street Gang or Group of Black People - According to the RICO Act, Courts See Little Difference

Black American Rappers Young Thug & Gunna face an absurd number of charges over the claims that their established record label is actually a hybrid gang.

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Kendi King
Aug 12, 2022
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Young Thug performs onstage at SXSW Conference and Festivals 2022 (Photo by Amy E. Price/Getty Images for SXSW)

“We looking like some loitering street youths” my group of Black and brown friends wold nervously joke whenever we found ourselves crowded at a corner after school, trying to decide where to hang out.

All of us were Black and brown kids from Br…

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