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
[Note: This was originally posted in December 2010 and has been updated in September, November, and December 2019, and in January 2020] Far from the
Black Entertainment Television (BET) has posted the entire (40 min.) “Philly Black Mafia: ‘Do for Self’” episode of their wildly popular American Gangster program. I
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
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.: The Violent Rise and Fall of Philadelphia’s Black Mafia (Milo) was first published in July 2005. Because the book was published as
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