Black Brothers Inc

Author : Sean Patrick Griffin
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black Brothers, Inc written by Sean Patrick Griffin and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In June 2005, a prominent and politically influential Muslim cleric, Imam Shamsud-din Ali, became the latest person convicted in a massive federal corruption probe in Philadelphia. As the revelations emanating from the probe continue, a critically acclaimed author and leading authority on organized crime exposes for the very first time the disturbing contemporary and historical ties between Ali, the city's notorious Black Mafia, and the sweeping federal probe. The Black Mafia was one of the bloodiest crime syndicates in modern US history. From its roots in Philadelphia's ghettos in the 1960's, it grew from a rabble of street toughs to a disciplined, ruthless organization based on fear and intimidation with links across the Eastern Seaboard. Known in its "legitimate" guise as Black Brothers, Inc., it held regular meetings, appointed investigators, treasurers and enforcers, and controlled drug dealing, loan-sharking, numbers rackets, armed robbery and extortion. Its ferocious crews of gunmen grew around burly founder Sam Christian, the most feared man on Philly's streets. They developed close ties with the influential Nation of Islam and soon were executing rivals, extorting bookies connected to the city's powerful Cosa Nostra crew, and cowing local gangs. The Black Mafia was responsible for over forty killings, the most chilling being the 1973 massacre of two adults and five children in Washington, D.C. Despite the arrests that followed, they continued their rampage, exploiting their ties to prominent lawyers and civil rights leaders. A heavy round of convictions and sentences in the 1980's shattered their strength â" only for the crack-dealing Junior Black Mafia to emerge in their wake. Researched with scores of interviews and unique access to informant logs, witness statements, wiretaps and secret FBI files, Black Brothers, Inc. is the most detailed account ever of an African-American organized crime mob, and a landmark investigation into the modern urban underworld. "Griffin did extensive research and backs up his claims carefully...If you're a crime buff, a history lover, or if you just want something fascinating to read, it's a book you can't refuse."---Terri Schlichenmeyer, syndicated reviewer and host of "The BookWormSez" "A gripping story...Griffin richly documents the Black Mafia's organization, outreach and over-the-top badness." --Joseph N. DiStefano, Philadelphia Inquirer

Author : Omari L. Dyson
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739177559
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Black Panther Party and Transformative Pedagogy written by Omari L. Dyson and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2013-11-14 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Black Panther Party and Transformative Pedagogy: Place-Based Education in Philadelphia, by Omari L. Dyson,is the first scholarly text to detail the social relief efforts of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Branch of the Black Panther Party. Through a postcolonial lens, this story captures the lived resistances, highlights the socio-historical context, and examines the discourse of former members of the Black Panther Party and local residents of Philadelphia from 1968-1974. Overall, this book provides insight from a multiplicity of sources to better capture the identity(-ies) and complexity of the organization. Not only does this text resolve a dearth in the literature that highlights the multiple facets of the Black Panther Party (especially at the local level), but it serves as a template on effective strategies for researchers, educators, and policymakers to implement on their quest for social and educational transformation.

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1726 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 1726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jesse Algeron Rhines
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813522678
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black Film, White Money written by Jesse Algeron Rhines and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why are there so few Black filmmakers who control their own work? Why are there scarcely any Black women behind the camera? What happens to Black filmmakers when they move from independent production to the mainstream? What does it mean for whites to control Black images and their distribution globally? And, was it always so? Could it be different? In this vivid portrait of their historic and present-day contributions, Jesse Rhines explores the roles African American men and women have played in the motion picture business from 1915 to the present. He illuminates his discussion by carefully linking the history of early Black filmmaking to the current success of African American filmmakers and examines how African Americans have been affected by changes that have taken place in the industry as a whole. He focuses on the crucial role of distribution companies, the difficulty of raising money for production, the compromises that directors and writers must make to get funding, and the effect of negative, sensationalistic images on the Black community. Many well-known directors, including Spike Lee, Reginald Hudlin, and Grace Blake are interviewed in the book, allowing Rhines to give readers an inside look at how deal making does--or does not--work. Rhines surveys significant eras in film history and their impact on African Americans, from the silent era and the impact of The Birth of a Nation, through the emergence of the Black-owned Lincoln Motion Picture Company, and the later introduction of sound, to the postwar era, the antitrust suit against Paramount Pictures, the introduction of television, and Blaxploitation movies that won audiences back. He brings the story up to date with present-day blockbusters and the success of Spike Lee, who began as an independent and became a force in the industry, and others who hope to follow in Lee's footsteps. Rhines, who has worked behind the camera himself, reflects on independent filmmaking, the risks of both failure and success, and his hope for positive change in the African African community if more African American filmmakers can come to the forefront in the business.

Author : S.P. Griffin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0306481324
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Philadelphia's Black Mafia written by S.P. Griffin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-04-11 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philadelphia's 'Black Mafia' could be used as primary reading in deviance and organized crime courses. Academicians in the fields of criminology, sociology, history, political science and African-American Studies will find the book compelling and important. This book provides the first sociological analysis to date of Philadelphia's infamous "Black Mafia" which has organized crime (with varying degrees of success) in predominantly African-American sections of the city dating back to the late 1960's. Philadelphia's 'Black Mafia': -is a first step in developing both data and sophisticated theoretical propositions germane to the ongoing study of organized crime; -uses primary source documents, including confidential law enforcement files, court transcripts and interviews; -explores the group's activities in detail, depicting some of the most notorious crimes in Philadelphia's history; -thoroughly examines the organization of the Black Mafia and the group's alliances, conspiracies and conflicts; -challenges many of the current historical and theoretical assumptions regarding organized crime.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Nation of Learners written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Martin Abraham Meyer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Western Jewry written by Martin Abraham Meyer and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the Jews and Jewish organizations in California from the Gold Rush through the first years of the 20th century; includes over 300 biographies and 200 portraits of prominent Jewish San Franciscans.

Author : State Tax Commission of Maryland
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biennial Report of the State Tax Commission of Maryland written by State Tax Commission of Maryland and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Biennial Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Maryland. State Department of Assessments and Taxation
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.F4/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Report of the State Dept. of Assessments and Taxation written by Maryland. State Department of Assessments and Taxation and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: