Black Women Ran Numbers Rackets Game During the Prohibition Era

Names like Alberta Green & Madam St Clair ran the gambling rackets in the early 1930s Prohibition era and made millions during a time where women, especially black women, were heavily suppressed and ostracized.

Egyptian Crime Show Host Sentenced to Death for Drug Crimes

Sarah Khalifa

NY Post — A popular Egyptian TV presenter has been sentenced to death by hanging after she was convicted for her role in a massive drug trafficking ring.

Sarah Khalifa, a 39-year-old former host of Egyptian crime show “Mission Impossible” sobbed in court as she was ordered to be executed in Cairo, Al-Jazeera reported.

“Please listen to me, sir. My parents raised me well; they are people who pray, and I don’t need drug money,” Khalifa, who has more than 2 million followers on social media, pleaded to officials.

Khalifa and 11 others were sentenced to death after they were convicted of operating an organized gang that imported raw materials to make drugs, Egyptian state media reported.

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Rapper Lil Durk Has Deep Gang Ties; Dad Big Durk Connected to Larry Hoover

Lil Durk & dad and brother DThang

Rapper Lil Durk is the stage name of Derrick ‘Durk’ Banks, a Chicago native from the Englewood area.

His melodic rap style and songs about his life, relationships, street experiences, and losses is how he became prominent through Chicago’s drill scene before developing into a major mainstream hip-hop artist.

Although Lil Durk has also had major legal issues, including a current federal case, his legal situation is separate from his father’s history.

His father, Devontay ‘Big Durk’ Banks, was involved in Chicago’s drug trade in the early 1990s and was eventually sentenced to life in federal prison. He knew and was mentored by Larry Hoover.

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