Tigre Hill/Barrel of a Gun
On occasion, I am asked about Philadelphia-based filmmaker – and muckraker – Tigre Hill. I came to know Tigre during the course of research for
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November 18, 2009
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July 7, 2009
Ricardo McKendrick (Black Mafia) update
George Anastasia of the Philadelphia Inquirer penned an interesting article on the narcotics case involving Black Mafia alum Ricardo McKendrick: Insider information could help authorities
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January 26, 2009
Philly’s Black Mafia in the news (again)
Philadelphia-area media have been discussing what is believed to be the largest cocaine seizure in city history: more than 600 pounds of the product worth
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April 12, 2008
Philadelphia’s Sick Politics
Even though Black Brothers, Inc. is first and foremost a non-fiction, true crime read, I have commonly said it is also a tale of politics
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April 12, 2008
African-American Organized Crime: On Screen and In Print
The topic of African-American organized crime has probably never been more widely discussed, particularly considering the popularity of the recent film American Gangster, starring Denzel
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April 12, 2008
Black Brothers, Inc. (2005): Some reflections
Since this blog is being created roughly four years after the research and writing for what became Black Brothers, Inc.: The Violent Rise and Fall
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April 12, 2008
Black Brothers, Inc. reviews
Here is a sampling of reviews the book received: “Griffin did extensive research and backs up his claims carefully…If you’re a crime buff, a history
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April 12, 2008
Black Brothers, Inc. 2007
Black Brothers, Inc.: The Violent Rise and Fall of Philadelphia’s Black Mafia (Milo) was first published in July 2005. Because the book was published as
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April 12, 2008
Snitch & Die: A Philadelphia Crime Tradition
by Carola Von Hoffmannstahl-Solomonoff, deep qt:dossier 62 February 12, 2007: In 2006 Philadelphia became the top spot for murder among America’s ten largest cities. Victims
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February 12, 2007