HAPPY HUMP DAY, PRAG OBOTS! This brotha truly had NFTG about the Italian mobsters! THEODORE (TEDDY) L. ROE … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Policy Kings and A Queen
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Tuesday Open Thread: Black Policy Kings and A Queen
GOOD MORNING, P.O.U.! This story needs to be made into a movie! It's long, but VERY interesting.... THE JONES BROTHERS … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Black Policy Kings and A Queen
Monday Open Thread: Black Policy Kings and A Queen
GOOD MONDAY MORNING, P.O.U.! (Originally posted in June 2015) In this week's series, we'll take a look at the Policy Game (aka The Numbers Racket) and the Black men and woman who dominated this multi-million dollar industry of yesteryear. But first, a brief overview of the game of Policy: … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Black Policy Kings and A Queen
Thursday Evening Thread: The President and The People
Wednesday Open Thread: 19th Century Hustlers Week
Happy Hump Day POU! We certainly couldn't let men have all the fun and sinning now could we? There were black women who made fortunes through various "non respectable" methods in the 19th century as well. Perhaps the most well known and one of the wealthiest was famed New Orleans Madam Lulu White. Lulu White was one of the most notorious madams who found their fortune … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: 19th Century Hustlers Week