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
Pendergrass in 2000
Pendergrass in 1979
Grave of Teddy Pendergrass at West Laurel Hill Cemetery
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
Teddy Pendergrass
…and girlfriend Taazmayia "Taaz" Lang was shot dead on the doorstep of her home in April 1977. The murder remains unsolved, although Philadelphia's Black Mafia has been suspected, as they allegedly resented Lang's control over Pendergrass's lucrative career. In June 1987, Pendergrass married a former Philadanco…
Black Mafia founder Samuel Christian