After being imprisoned for ten years, Bumpy Johnson returns to Harlem in Epix’s new series The Godfather of Harlem. Forest Whitaker plays Bumpy Johnson, whose sole mission is to take on an Italian mob and reclaim the city that’s his. In partnering with Malcolm X (Nigel Thatch), Bumpy is set in a political time zone that shakes the 1960s.
Based on the true story about Bumpy Johnson regaining control of a 1960 Harlem, Epix presents a new series, The Godfather of Harlem.
Vincent D’Onofrio and Nigel Thatch play Vincent “The Chin” Gigante and Malcolm X respectively in the upcoming Epix series, The Godfather of Harlem. Based on a true story about Bumpy Johnson (Forest Whitaker) and his return home after ten years in prison, Malcolm X and Bumpy join forces in the midst of the crime underworld of Harlem.
On Thursday, September 19, director Anthony Mandler, producer Tonya Lewis Lee, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. joined the Urbanworld Film Festival red carpet premiere to talk about the release of the upcoming film, All Rise.
On Friday, September 20, Bryan Stevenson and O’Shea Jackson Jr. joined the red carpet premiere of Just Mercy during the 2019 Urbanworld Film Festival.
The highly anticipated film, Harriet, premiered during opening night of Urbanworld Film Festival on Wednesday, September 18.
Black and Blue, which premiered on closing night (September 21) of Urbanworld Film Festival, tells the story of a rookie cop, Alicia West (Naomie Harris), who inadvertently captures a murder scene on her body cam.
On Sunday, September 15, Gentleman Jack and Omari Hardwick hosted a Power watch party at Hudson Terrace in NYC.
On September 16, the cast of Epix’s new series, Godfather of Harlem, joined the red carpet premiere held in Harlem.
On Thursday, September 12, Fantasia hosted a pre-release listening party for her new album, Sketchbook. We heard from Fantasia about compiling this album, and we got a chance to hear a few songs including: “Believer,” “Bad Girl,” “Free,” “Holy Ghost,” “Take Off,” and “Looking For You.”