by Steve Rose, The Guardian With Teddy, we realised it was all about sex,” says his manager Shep Gordon at one point in new doc
Anyone who has read any of my books on Philadelphia’s Black Mafia knows the name Jim Nicholson. James D. Nicholson’s crucial roles investigating and exposing
Barry Michael Cooper has a featured interview with Tariq Trotter (aka Black Thought of The Roots) in The New York Times (“The Roots’ Black Thought on Philadelphia Style. And His
By Marcyclaire Dale, Associated Press Union carpenter Bob Brady has spent 30 years running Philadelphia”s Democratic machine, and 20 years in Congress, watching a string
Readers of the 2007 version of Black Brothers, Inc.: The Violent Rise and Fall of Philadelphia’s Black Mafia (Milo Books) see this commentary in the
Since Muhammad Ali’s death days ago I have been debating whether to address this – and if so, when. Reading various accounts mention Ali’s relationship
Anyone familiar with the story of Philadelphia’s Black Mafia knows the name Sam Christian. Christian died this week, and with the always invaluable assistance of
Black Entertainment Television (BET) produced the “Philly Black Mafia: ‘Do for Self’” episode of their wildly popular American Gangster program back in 2007, and it
by Eric C. Schneider, Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia Crime is inextricably linked to Philadelphia’s shifting economic fortunes. Its history reflects the region’s status as a
As many people know, the topic of Philadelphia’s Black Mafia has its own Wikipedia entry – “Black Mafia“. I probably should have publicly commented on