Back when i was in college A few years ago, we had a seminar celebrating the founders of our African American Studies class, and one of the attendees there was a former Black P Stone who's now a district chief for the Chicago fire department.When the topic of gang violence was brought up, the fire chief told us about a meeting that took place back in 1968, with some white business owners from the south loop, and gang leaders of the Stones and Disciples to prevent rioting that was taking place due to MLK's assasination.He said they were told that if they didnt riot,specifically in the south loop region, then they would get paid for it( i forget the exact amount but it was a few million supposedly), so they didn't riot, and they got paid, but the beef began over how the money was split, and a serious gang war ensued because of it.