In 1948, she met and married Bumpy Johnson, the legendary gangster depicted in TV movies American Gangster, Hoodlum and The Cotton Club. In 2004, Mayme Johnson relocated to Philadelphia ...

Denzel Washington's charm in American Gangster can persuade anyone to delve into the many crime epics of cinema. Here are ...

Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin ...

March 11 (UPI) -- MGM+ is previewing Godfather of Harlem Season 4, which premieres April 13. Forest Whitaker portrays Ellsworth Bumpy Johnson, a crime boss in 1960s Harlem.

Season four picks up with Bumpy Johnson working to maintain his control of Harlem with a violent war against New York’s Mafia families while also dealing with the arrival of Frank Lucas to the city.

In the 2007 movie American Gangster, Frank Lucas laments the chaos sweeping the Manhattan underworld after the death of crime boss Bumpy Johnson. “It’s chaos. Every gorilla for himself,” he ...