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Works about African-American organized crime
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The list Works about African-American organized crime includes
Boardwalk Empire, Power, The Wire, Godfather of Harlem and Snowfall.
The list consists of 15 members
and 1 sublist.
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Boardwalk Empire
American period crime drama television series
Overview: Boardwalk Empire is an American period crime drama television series created by Terence Winter for the premium cable channel HBO. The series is set chiefly in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Pro ...
Genre: Drama, Crime, HistoryDirector: Timothy Van Patten, Allen CoulterProducer: Terence Winter, Stephen LevinsonWriter: Nelson Johnson, Terence WinterAn Atlantic City politician plays both sides of the law, conspiring with gangsters during the Prohibition era.
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Power
American drama television series
Overview: Power is an American crime drama-thriller television series created and produced by Courtney A. Kemp in collaboration with Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. It aired on the Starz network from June 7, 2014 to ...
Director: Sanford Bookstaver, Michael J. BassettProducer: Randall Emmett, Courtney KempWriter: Courtney Kemp, Monica MitchellJames "Ghost" St. Patrick, a wealthy New York night club owner who has it all, catering for the city's elite and dreaming big, lives a double ... 0
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The Wire
American TV series
Overview: The Wire is an American crime drama television series created and primarily written by American author and former police reporter David Simon for the cable network HBO. The series premiered on June 2 ...
Release date: 2 June 2002Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerDirector: Joe Chappelle, Ernest R. DickersonProducer: Karen L. Thorson, Nina Kostroff-NobleWriter: David Simon, Ed BurnsBaltimore drug scene, seen through the eyes of drug dealers, and law enforcement. 0
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Godfather of Harlem
US television series
Overview: Godfather of Harlem is an American crime drama television series that premiered on September 29, 2019, on Epix. The series is written by Chris Brancato and Paul Eckstein, and stars Forest Whitaker as 1960s ...
Director: Joe Chappelle, Guillermo NavarroCast: Forest Whitaker, Ilfenesh Hadera, Lucy Fry, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Erik LaRay Harvey, Elvis NolascoProducer: James Acheson, Chris BrancatoWriter: Chris Brancato, Paul Eckstein 0
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Snowfall
American crime drama television series
Overview: Snowfall is an American crime drama television series, created by John Singleton, Eric Amadio, and Dave Andron. The series was broadcast on FX in the United States. Snowfall premiered on July 5, 2017 and ...
Genre: Crime, DramaDirector: Alonso Alvarez, Ben YoungerProducer: Eric Amadio, Dave AndronWriter: Eric Amadio, John SingletonA look at the early days of the crack cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles during the beginning of the 1980s. 0
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The Chi
American drama television series
Overview: The Chi (SHY) is an American drama television series created by Lena Waithe about life in a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. It premiered on Showtime on January 7, 2018. In August 2022, the series ...
Genre: DramaDirector: Jet Wilkinson, Nancy C. MejiaProducer: Common, Derek DudleyWriter: Lena Waithe, Kristiana Rae ColónThe story of a young African-American man coming of age. 0
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BMF
American crime drama television series
Overview: BMF (or Black Mafia Family) is an American crime drama television series created by Randy Huggins, which follows the Black Mafia Family, a drug trafficking and money laundering organization. The series ...
Director: Solvan Naim, Eif RiveraCast: Russell Hornsby, Steve Harris, Abraham D. Juste, Michole Briana White, Demetrius 'Lil Meech' Flenory, Tyshon FreemanProducer: Michelle Hall, 50 CentWriter: Randy Huggins, Jazmen Brown 0
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Power Book IV: Force
2022 American crime drama television series
Overview: Power Book IV: Force, or simply Force is an American crime drama television series created by Robert Munic that premiered on February 6, 2022, on Starz. The series is a sequel and third spin-off to Power ...
Director: Kieron Hawkes, Rob HardyProducer: Richard S. Lederer, Aaron CarewWriter: Kendra Chanae Chapman, Courtney Kemp 0
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American Gangster: Trap Queens
2019 television documentary series
Overview: American Gangster: Trap Queens is an American docuseries that premiered on BET+ on October 17, 2019.
Producer: David Rock, Delece JamesWriter: Jonas Oppenheim 0
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American Gangster
American TV series or program
Overview: American Gangster is a documentary television series that aired on BET. The show features some of Black America's most infamous and powerful gangsters and organized crime groups. It is narrated by Ving ...
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First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story
Biographical film by Vivica A. Fox
Overview: First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story is an American biographical crime drama film written by Gabrielle Collins and Tressa Azarel Smallwood and directed by Vivica A. Fox. The film stars Michelle M ...
Director: Vivica A. FoxProducer: John Baldasare, Lorisa BatesWriter: Gabrielle Collins, Tressa SmallwoodInspired by the true life of Detroit native Tonesa Welch. It charts Welch's rise from a teenager's mother to a drug dealer, she is referred to by federal ... 0
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Freeway Rick Ross (book)
2014 memoir by former drug kingpin Rick Ross
Overview: Freeway Rick Ross: The Untold Autobiography is a 2014 memoir by former drug kingpin Rick Ross, co-authored by American crime writer Cathy Scott, about the rise and fall of Ross, in the 1980s and '90s ... 0
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Power Universe
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Shaft (film series)
film series
Overview: The Shaft franchise consists of five action-crime feature films and seven television films, centered on a family of African-American police detectives who all share the name John Shaft. The first three ... 0
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New Day Co-Op
2000s American crime drama television series
Overview: The Wire is an American crime drama television series created and primarily written by American author and former police reporter David Simon for the cable network HBO. The series premiered on June 2 ... 0
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