Frank Lucas may be Hollywood s man of the moment via Denzel Washington s portrayal of him in the film American Gangster, but the former Harlem drug lord is anything but that, according to the widow of ...

"Here's a guy who was a chess player, a poet, a philanthropist, a murderer and a drug dealer," Forest Whitaker says of the real-life gangster, Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson, he plays in "Godfather of ...

Mayme Hatcher Johnson, the widow of former Harlem underworld boss Bumpy Johnson, died on Friday (May 1). The outspoken Mayme Johnson, 94, died in her Philadelphia home of respiratory failure, ...

Harlem stood out like a glittering jewel when America was at war with itself. It became a Mecca for Black people who wanted to live, thrive, and love away from oppressive racism. Harlem was never ...

Here at The Root, we have no patience. Season 3 of Godfather of Harlem ended in March 2023 and we’ve had been waiting for season 4 to be announced ever since. Now that it’s here, we can say the show ...

Nov. 29 (UPI) --Godfather of Harlem will return for a fourth season on MGM+. The streaming service announced in a press release Wednesday that it renewed the crime drama for Season 4. Godfather of ...

Learn everything you need to know about the newest season of Forest Whitaker’s acclaimed series. The battle for Harlem is going to get more desperate and dangerous than ever before. “Godfather of ...

Godfather of Harlem has seen Bumpy Johnson face countless foes, but Season 3 will prove his most challenging yet, Forest Whitaker told Newsweek. Whitaker reflected on how the gangster will begin ...

“Bumpy Johnson is gonna be dead by the end of the day.” Can we get that in writing, please? Epix has released the first teaser for Season 2 of its period crime drama Godfather of Harlem and set its ...