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- The organization began in the 1960s as a relatively small criminal collective in South Philadelphia, known for holding up neighborhood crap games and dealing in the illegal drug business, but at its height of operation in the early 1970s until about the early 1980s, it managed to consolidate power and control a large portion of criminal activity in various African-American neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley (i.e. the Philadelphia Metro Area), including South Jersey...
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Oct 3, 2007 · American Gangster explores the mentality, ruthless precision and deranged violence that was associated with the infamous Philly Black Mafia. Black Inc. became code for Murder Inc. on the street of Philadelphia in 1970s.
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Oct 2, 2007 · American Gangster explores the mentality, ruthless precision and deranged violence that was associated with the infamous Philly Black Mafia. For over two decades, during the rise of Black power in cities across America, the reputed Black Mafia reigned through fear tactics and cold-blooded determination.
The Black Mafia, also known as the Philadelphia Black Mafia (PBM), Black Muslim Mafia and Muslim Mob, was a Philadelphia-based African-American organized crime syndicate.
- September 1968
- 1968 to early 1980s before being split into factions; reformed in 1986 as Junior Black Mafia
Black Mafia was the most feared force in Philadelphia’s criminal Black underworld. One of the most ambitious criminal enterprises in the history of Black America, the group extorted, hustled, plundered and murdered with impunity.
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"American Gangster" Philly Black Mafia (TV Episode 2007) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Oct 3, 2007 · Black Mafia was the most feared force in Philadelphia’s criminal Black underworld. One of the most ambitious criminal enterprises in the history of Black America, the group extorted, hustled, plundered and murdered with impunity.
Philly Black Mafia 'Do for Self' Wed, Oct 3, 2007 60 mins. Season 2 begins with a look at Philadelphia's Black Mafia, formed in the late 1960s, and their extortion policies designed to...
