[8] Under Fort's command, the BPSN assumed an increasingly revolutionary outlook as it became associated with the black nationalism movement, eventually attracting the attention of the Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who introduced them to Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi and Nicaragua's Sandinistas.
[2][7] The verdict marked the first time American citizens had been found guilty of planning terrorist acts for a foreign government in return for money.
[10] The BPSN had then advanced in the Northwest Indiana communities of Gary, Merrillville, Crown Point, Portage and Elkhart.
It has since emerged in other areas, particularly Wheatley Place, South Dallas Texas in the United States and Meadow Heights, North-West Victoria in Australia.
He transformed the BPSN into a black nationalistic group, and continued to involve the gang in street crime and drug trafficking.
[17][18] While Fort continues to exercise considerable influence over the BPS from prison, the various Black Stones splinter groups suffer from rampant infighting without a clear leader.