| Birth: | 1886, Martinique | ||||
| Death: | 1969 Harlem New York County (Manhattan) New York, USA |
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Madame Queen was a female gang leader who ran numerous criminal enterprises in Harlem, New York during the 1920’s & 30’s. Born in Martinique, an island in the East Caribbean in 1886, she arrived in the United States via Marseilles, France in 1912. Along with her chief enforcer Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson, she took on Dutch Schultz for control of the Harlem numbers racket. When Shultz was shot & mortally wounded in 1935, Madame Queen sent a telegram to his hospital bed which read, “As ye sow, so shall ye reap.” The incident made headlines across the nation. By the 1940s, “Bumpy” Johnson had took control in Harlem and St. Clair became less involved in the numbers game. She died quietly in Harlem in 1969. She was portrayed by Novella Nelson in the 1984 film “Cotton Club” & by Cicely Tyson in the 1997 film “Hoodlum”. (bio by: Terrance Crooms)
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Tag: Black Mafia Family
BMF: Big Meech Seeks A Presidential Pass From Obama
Demetrius Flenory aka “Big Meech,” the head of the mulit-million dollar drug carte, Black Mafia Family penned a jailhouse letter to Russell Simmons, in which he pleads with the music mogul to ask President Obama to issue a pardon.
- 2008 Fugees artist John Forte,with the help of Carly Simon, granted a pardon despite being in prison for a drug conviction.
Meech writes:
“Most murderers, rapists, and child molesters get much less time than non-violent drug offenders. The punishments don’t fit the crimes when it comes to these drug laws and sentences”
In wake of the 2009 New York State drug law revision enabled more than 1,000 inmates the opportunity to apply for court resentencings and possible releases.
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Meech contacted Russell Simmons in the hope that he would help him find a break.
“Entertainers have used certain drug dealers or street people for street credibility.”
He also uses Rapper T.I. as an example of what he could accomplish –for the good as a free man:
[T.I.] made the government ($9-10 million) before he did his first year in prison with his ‘Countdown to Lockdown’ television show,” f I was home to take care of all of the legitimate opportunities that my fiance and I have, I could do just as much, if not more.”
No word if President Obama has taken the Black Mafia Family Don into consideration.
[WATCH] this spoof of President Obama speaking on Big Meech & the Black Mafia Family.
Other Stories
- Big Meech Writes Letter Supporting BMF Wives Reality TV show
- 21 Questions with Big Meech: AllHipHop.com
- “Big Meech” Flenory – Change.org Petition
50 Cent Named Executive Producer Of Highly Anticipated “BMF” Movie
50 Cent announced he will be the executive producer of a forthcoming movie about the Black Mafia Family (B.M.F.)
The life of the B.M.F. family would be hard to believe if it wasn’t true. The organization was started by brothers Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory and Terry “Southwest T” Flenory.
The organization allegedly ran a huge drug operation from 1990 to 2005. They were known for their flashy lifestyle and lavish parties. Prosecutors said they made over $270 million.
The D.E.A. eventually brought the brothers down and arrested them in 2005. In 2008 they were sentenced to 30 years to life in federal prison.
No word on when production on the film will start.
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