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Black Brothers, Inc.: The Violent Rise and Fall of Philadelphia's Black Mafia

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The Black Mafia is one of the bloodiest crime syndicates in modern US history. From its roots in Philadelphia's ghettos in the 1960s, it grew from a rabble of street toughs to a disciplined, ruthless organization based on fear and intimidation. 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 crew of gunmen was led by 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. Police say the Black Mafia was responsible for over 40 killings, the most chilling being the massacre of two adults and five children in a feud between rival religious factions. Despite the arrests that followed, they continued their rampage, exploiting their ties to prominent lawyers and civil rights leaders. Convictions and sentences eventually shattered their strength - only for the crack-dealing Junior Black Mafia to emerge in their wake. Read more

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    • solid and insightful
Reading this makes me wonder why a movie about Melanin dominant orginzed mobs are not released and only “gangs”. Not to say that it should be glorified, however, I think it’s worth telling. Great read.
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2025 by Zach
    • Good read
The problem with this work is that it only tells one side of the story written by a European with Eurocentric biases.
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2024 by The Media Guru
    • Eh. It's Okay
I'm only about halfway through so this might be a bit premature. The author seems to have done his homework. I wasn't aware of all the connections between the Nation of Islam and the criminal underworld. The most vexing question to me is were these guys really that dumb? I read The Westies & thought this is an overhyped group of street thugs living off the leftover crumbs of the Mafia. These guys make the Westies look like brain surgeons by comparison. At least the Westies specialized in making the bodies disappear. You can send the same menacing statement with people disappearing as you can by leaving a trail of mutilated bodies behind you in grisly massacres. 'Gee, wasn't this guy arguing with Jimmy Coonan last week? Now he's gone? Hmmmm....' The bodies disappearing doesn't bring the same law enforcement heat though. There are no gory pictures for the media to harp on. Even in their completely unnecessary home invasion style massacres they would manage to leave the job undone, with one or two survivors to testify against them. They truly are the wretched refuse of the underworld. 'Special' gangsters. It's a good book if you're into the nuts & bolts of street crime. Not if you're looking for some sinister force (other than maybe the NOI) that you were unaware of before. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2016 by Arthur Coulter
    • I'VE READ IT FOUR TIMES..COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN !!
I SAW THE AD ON T.V. BEFORE THE BOOK CAME OUT AND MY WIFE BOUGHT IT FOR ME AFTER I EXPRESSED INTEREST IN IT . I OWNED A LARGE POOL ROOM IN WEST PHILA. AND I WAS A ''REGULAR'' ON 52ND ST, SO I SAW A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE ON ALMOST A DAILY BASIS !! IN FACT, I PULLED UP ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER FOO-FOO REGAN HAD GOTTEN SHOT. I CAN STILL SMELL THE AROMA OF THOSE ''MAMMA JAMMAS'' HE SOLD . I ALSO REMEMBER THE NIGHT DENNIS SWIFT GOT SHOT ON 52ND ST. AS STATED IN THE BOOK, DENNIS WAS THE ALLEGED SHOOTER OF FOO-FOO. I HAD THE DISTINCTION OF COMING UP RIGHT AFTER DENNIS WAS SHOT ALSO !! MY TIMING WAS ''OFF' BY 10 MINUTES IN BOTH CASES!! I REMEMBER 98 PCT. OF THE INCIDENTS IN BLACK BROS. AND READING ABOUT THOSE THINGS AND THE PEOPLE INVOLVED BRINGS BACK SO MANY MEMORIES. I REMEMBER THE DAY I HAD TO ASK RONALD HARVEY TO PLEASE NOT COME INTO THE POOL ROOM ANYMORE . THAT WAS ONE OF THE SCARIEST MOMENTS IN MY LIFE !! BUT HE KNEW I WASN'T TRYING TO BE A ''TOUGH GUY'' AND HE SAID HE UNDERSTOOD THAT I HAD A BUSINESS TO RUN AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM !! SO MANY MEMORIES !! I HAVE BOUGHT THE BOOK FOUR TIMES AND LENT IT OUT EACH TIME AND NEVER GOT ANY OF THEM BACK . I WILL BUY IT AGAIN AND READ IT AGAIN FOR ALTHOUGH THERE IS SO MUCH VIOLENCE, THOSE DAYS WERE SOME OF THE MOST FUN DAYS AND NIGHTS OF MY LIFE !! I ESPECIALLY REMEMBER THE TIMES ON 52ND ST. WHEN ''COUPE DEVILLES'', A CLUB, WAS OPEN . WE SAW SO MANY CELEBRITIES THERE AND I CAN STILL SMELL THE STEAKS AND HOAGIES AND THE OTHER SMELLS ASSOCIATED WITH ''THE STRIP''. I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THIS BOOK AND EVERYONE WHO I HAVE TURNED ON TO IT SAYS THE SAME THING !! I HAVE TO COMMENT ON THE SADDEST PART OF THE BOOK AND THAT IS WHEN I THUMB THRU IT , I KEEP SEEING THAT LARGE PICTURE OF ''TANK''/LARRIS FRAZIER !! HE WAS A VERY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE AND IT HURTS TO SEE HIS PICTURE STARING OUT AT ME AND KNOWING HE WILL NEVER BE A FREE MAN AGAIN !! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2008 by Michael Moses
    • Excellent book
This book was amazing.It held my interest from the first to the last chapter. Even the notes were interesting.I am from Philadelphia and a lot of the people mentioned I can remember reading about in the daily news. I will be sure to tell others about this book.
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2022 by Kindle Customer
    • Great history lesson!
Can’t wait to read from cover to cover
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2022 by Gerri
    • An grim story about inner city crime. Why I ...
An grim story about inner city crime. Why I had never heard of the incidents in this book makes me believe in the power of conspiracies. Hats off To Mumia Obsidian for the recommendation. Where the heck is Luke Cage when you really need him?
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2016 by Timothy L Mayer
    • Three Stars
LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT ON THIS ONE,HE KEPT GOING BACK AND FORTH.
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2015 by Amazon Customer

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