By Jeremy Roebuck, Philadelphia Inquirer Peter Bistrian, an orderly sweeping the solitary-confinement unit’s floor in the Philadelphia Federal Detention Center, picked it up. A voice
Readers of Black Brothers, Inc. The Violent Rise and Fall of Philadelphia’s Black Mafia (Milo, 2005/07) know of the many federal funding efforts of the
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
Let me first say…I CAN’T BELIEVE WE ARE STILL HAVING THIS DISCUSSION (a full decade on, no less). Listen to me. I’m begging you. Please listen
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
by George Anastasia, Jersey Man/Philly Man Magazine Mob boss Joey Merlino, who has spent nearly half his adult life either in jail or on probation,
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