Black Guerrilla Family
The Black Guerrilla Family (BGF, also known as the Black Gorilla Family, the Black Family, the Black Vanguard, and Jamaa) is a black power prison gang, street gang, and Marxist-Leninist political organization in the United States founded in 1966 by George Jackson, George "Big Jake" Lewis, and W.L. Nolen while they were incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison in Marin County, California. The group is recognized today as a dangerous prison gang that maintains a presence in both California and Maryland, often operating as a structured criminal entity rather than an active political insurgency == Philosophy and goals == The Black Guerrilla Family (BGF) was founded by George Jackson in San Quentin State Prison during the Black Power movement.