Godfather of Harlem
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- DirectorJohn RidleyStarsForest WhitakerNigel ThatchIlfenesh HaderaBumpy Johnson returns from Alcatraz to reunite with his family and reclaim his Harlem territory from Italian mob boss Vincent Gigante; he finds an unlikely ally in his old friend Malcolm X.
- DirectorJoe ChappelleStarsForest WhitakerNigel ThatchIlfenesh HaderaRealizing a consistent source of heroin is vital to reclaim Harlem, Bumpy engages in a fevered search to find a dope supply independent of the Italians. Chin engages the services of crooked cops in a plot to arrest Bumpy.
- DirectorJoe ChappelleStarsForest WhitakerNigel ThatchIlfenesh HaderaBumpy unexpectedly finds himself at Elise's side when her shoplifting arrest and subsequent abuse is the catalyst for a protest where conflicting interests cause tensions to rise.
- DirectorGuillermo NavarroStarsForest WhitakerNigel ThatchIlfenesh HaderaCassius Clay battles local boxing hero Doug Jones; Mayme insists Bumpy back Jones but Malcolm urges Bumpy to back Clay; Chin engages in a turf war with Bonnano and a buried secret is revealed.
- DirectorGuillermo NavarroStarsForest WhitakerNigel ThatchIlfenesh HaderaIn an effort to break Bumpy's bank, Chin fixes a bet. As a result, Bumpy owes the winners more than he can cover. Police arrest Stella and Teddy for kissing. Elise looks toward the Nation of Islam in order to better herself.
- DirectorTanya HamiltonStarsForest WhitakerNigel ThatchIlfenesh HaderaElijah Muhammad tours Malcolm X's mosque where he meets Elise and asks her to spy on Malcolm; Chin finds out Teddy is alive, leaving Ernie Nunzi to correct his mistake; Esther James sues Adam Clayton Powell Jr. for slander.
- DirectorTanya HamiltonStarsForest WhitakerNigel ThatchIlfenesh HaderaStriking back at the Italians, Bumpy exploits Chin's dark past; Mayme and Elise put aside their differences and Bumpy sees his wife and children reunited before his war explodes.
- DirectorErnest R. DickersonStarsForest WhitakerNigel ThatchIlfenesh HaderaChin and Bonnano are at war in Harlem; Mayme asks Bumpy to create a will where Bumpy finds out where he and Mayme never formally adopted Margaret; Malcolm X and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. go to D.C. to March on Washington.
- DirectorErnest R. DickersonStarsForest WhitakerNigel ThatchIlfenesh HaderaDue to slum conditions in Harlem, Adam Clayton Powell Jr. leads a rent strike and investigates the owners of the buildings; Ernie Nunzi searches for the hooker who helped set up Zambrano; Bumpy and Mayme experience tension in their marriage.
- DirectorJoe ChappelleStarsForest WhitakerNigel ThatchIlfenesh HaderaBumpy blackmails the mob in an effort to secure safety for himself and his family; President John F. Kennedy is assasinated; Teddy performs at the Apollo Theater in Harlem.