tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post935288005000910070..comments2024-03-24T23:57:28.687-07:00Comments on Undercover Black Man: Gangster boogieUndercover Black Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-87489613746259427402007-11-02T11:03:00.000-07:002007-11-02T11:03:00.000-07:00thanks david. i had no idea that black gangsters o...thanks david. i had no idea that black gangsters owned Negro League teams. I'll try to find that book.wanda loves...https://www.blogger.com/profile/06044891582126710258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-234649794087738552007-11-02T07:15:00.000-07:002007-11-02T07:15:00.000-07:00Even still though, I think it would be interesting...<EM>Even still though, I think it would be interesting to get a in depth documentary/coverage of black underworld in America.</EM><BR/><BR/>I absolutely agree, Wanda. The interesting thing is, the black underworld represents sort of the secret social history of urban black America in the 20th Century.<BR/><BR/>Back when it was all about the numbers racket, black numbers bosses owned <EM>Negro League baseball teams!</EM><BR/><BR/>In more contemporary times, there's also an untold story to be done about the underworld's involvement in taking advantage of federal anti-poverty grants after the riots.<BR/><BR/>I can recommend an interesting book called <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Black-Brothers-Inc-Violent-Philadelphias/dp/1903854369/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-9492947-8191137?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194012787&sr=1-1" REL="nofollow">"Black Brothers, Inc. : The Violent Rise and Fall of Philadelphia's Black Mafia"</A>, which addresses this in part.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-78513080328340758232007-11-01T18:57:00.000-07:002007-11-01T18:57:00.000-07:00Watching it and its cool. BET's American Gangster ...Watching it and its cool. BET's American Gangster had a bio on Frank Lucas yesterday and it was pretty good.<BR/><BR/>I bought the book "Mr. Untouchable" for my mother and she also read "American Gangster". From what she knows and read, both of them ruined the East Coast with the heavy import of heroin and vicious murder. And the did it unapologetically so. <BR/><BR/>In her opinion, Frank Lucas is <I>very</I> country, and she doesn't even know how he functioned in NY at all. Nicky Barnes can't stand the guy and the wife of Bumpy Johnson (who is actually still alive!) says everything that Lucas says about his relationship with her husband is a lie.<BR/><BR/>Even still though, I think it would be interesting to get a in depth documentary/coverage of black underworld in America. Maybe the History Channel will touch upon it in the future.dubbleuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00580845769885017143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-2808363600073960082007-11-01T11:15:00.000-07:002007-11-01T11:15:00.000-07:00That transcript was a riot. Real characters, those...That transcript was a riot. Real characters, those two. Real characters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-41326730842208887692007-11-01T10:16:00.000-07:002007-11-01T10:16:00.000-07:00hmmm.... 9 pm, huh? that's, like, the same time as...hmmm.... 9 pm, huh? that's, like, the same time as "The Office," ainnit?<BR/><BR/>looks like i'll have to catch a rerun. (yes, i am one of the last of the DVR-less!)<BR/><BR/>that <I>New York</I> piece was pretty cool, though... if Nicky is as funny in <I>Mr. Untouchable</I> as he is in there, i can't wait to catch the movie!Comb & Razorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11912912211584098914noreply@blogger.com