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
The Roots of the Roots
Via Rolling Stone Strict religious upbringings, family tragedy and the city’s mean streets: How the Philly crew beat the odds to become the funkiest band in
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
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
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
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
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
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
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