Black Mafia
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The Black Mafia, also known as the Philadelphia Black Mafia, Black Muslim Mafia and Muslim Mob, was a Philadelphia-based African-American organized crime syndicate. The organization began in the 1960s
Black Mafia founder Samuel Christian
Teddy Pendergrass
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Theodore DeReese Pendergrass was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. He was born in Kingstree, South Carolina. Pendergrass lived most of his life in the Philadelphia area, and initially ro
Black Mafia
…successful prosecutions. The Black Mafia are suspected in the unsolved murder of Taazmayia "Taaz" Lang, the manager and girlfriend of Philadelphia singer Teddy Pendergrass, who was shot dead on the doorstep of her home in 1976. They allegedly resented Lang's control over Pendergrass' lucrative music career. The Black Mafia…
Pendergrass in 2000
Pendergrass in 1979
Grave of Teddy Pendergrass at West Laurel Hill Cemetery