Former Black Mafia leader Lonnie Dawson (Abdul Salim) was released from prison (SCI Smithfield in Huntingdon County, PA) on December 22, 2025 after serving 43
by Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer The subject of Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter’s new book, “The Upcycled Self” is the Roots rapper himself. The co-leader of
THE ‘BUG’ THAT UPENDED AN ELECTION How the discovery of an FBI bug and the political spin that followed changed the course of the last
Craig R. McCoy, Philadelphia Inquirer The reputed underboss of what remains of the Philadelphia mob was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday in the
I appeared on the Behind the Lights podcast with host Tommy Canale to discuss my career with a focus on my research and publication record.
NOTE: For my earlier analyses re Muhammad Ali and Philadelphia’s Black Mafia (including the relevance of Ali’s noteworthy Cherry Hill home), please see here. Muhammad Ali’s Cherry Hill home is up for sale The
by Nick Vadala, Philadelphia Inquirer At the federal trial of City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson, some testimony concerns the financial issues of Universal Companies, which federal
by Michelle Williams, Mass Live More than two years after his death, the Federal Bureau of Investigation released previously classified files on Boston mobster James “Whitey”
by Andrea Warner, PA Homepage EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Hundreds of pages of documents have been released by the FBI from notorious Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger’s