What is Damus? Do You Want to Know?

Damus means Blood in the language of Swahili, a Language Bloods are known to use to confuse outsiders. Bloods also refer to each other as ‘relatives’. Damus is The members in gangs under the Blood Alliance. The gangs under the Blood Alliance are mainly identified by the color red that is worn proudly by all Blood members as a primary color. Each Blood Set has significant differences such as hand signs, use of secondary colors, and customs. The Blood alliance has significantly branched out of California and has spread throughout the majority of the United States.

Gang membership may involve very different levels of commitment and participation. The type of commitment and participation needs to be delineated to establish a level of membership for each identified participant.