Are Black Gangs Really Collaborating With the Klan?

There are some Blacks who say Black gangs are the new Black KKK. That the violence of Black gangs and the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) against Black men are the same because of mass terror and death in Black communities, rather than the intended goals of the organizations.

While the impact of the Klan and Black gang violence is sometimes compared, the intent of both are totally different due to formation and intended goals. The KKK was formed specifically to uphold white supremacy and terrorize Black people based on race.

In contrast, Black gangs were formed from factors such as dysfunctional communities, self-hatred projection, misplaced aggression, systemic racism, political neglect, economic despair, lack of opportunity, powerlessness, marginalization, protection, and local territorial disputes that contributes to Black-on-Black violence, as Stanley Tookie Williams stated:

"Though I cannot condone it, much of the violence inflicted on my gang rivals and other Blacks was an unconscious display of my frustration with poverty, racism, police brutality, and other systemic injustices routinely visited upon residents of urban Black colonies such as south central Los Angeles. I was frustrated because I felt trapped. I internalized the defeatist rhetoric propagated as street wisdom in my hood that there were only 3 ways out of south central, migration, death, or incarceration. I located a fourth option: incarcerated death."

Is Black gang violence due to Black disunity - divide and conquer? The fact is Black gangs are against the KKK! Are Black gangs really collaborating with 'joining' the Klan or does it appear that the enemy of my enemy is my friend?