In the turbulent landscape of 1970s Harlem, where the drug trade shaped both fortune and tragedy, few figures embodied the era’s contradictions… The post Maxine ‘Red Top’ Walters: Harlem’s Teenage Queenpin Who Rose Fast and Fell Hard appeared first on Shine My Crown.

🚨 EXPLOSIVE: The true story Hollywood didn't dare to tell! 💰 EXCLUSIVE: How a North Carolina farm boy built a $250M heroin empire. ⚡ Never-revealed details about the real 'Cadaver Connection' and Army connections. 🎭 WARNING: Contains shocking evidence about police corruption and federal cover-ups. 🔥 Former associates reveal the truth about the famous "Blue Magic" operation. 🎯 True Crime Alert: Forget what you saw in the movie - this is the real Frank Lucas story. From cotton fields to Harlem's king, the ultimate American crime story. 

Work is underway in Harlem by While We Are Still Here (WWSH) and its tireless founder and Executive Director Karen Taylor.

👑 He ran Harlem like royalty — and played chess with crime. In this gripping biopic episode, we tell the true, untamed story of Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson, the real Godfather of Harlem. 🗽🕵️‍♂️💣 Forget the TV version — this is the raw history of a man who walked between underworld and upper-class with equal respect. From his war with Dutch Schultz to his alliance with Lucky Luciano, Bumpy wasn’t just a gangster — he was a strategist, a protector, and a street legend who rewrote the rules of organized crime in Black America. This episode uncovers: - The truth behind his Harlem empire - His battles with corrupt cops and rival mobs - The lasting influence he had on Black leadership and hip-hop storytelling Bumpy was feared, respected, and ultimately immortalized. This is his real story — and it’s bigger than any script could capture.