I really like the old school black gangsters (pre nicky barnes). It seems as if the drugs of the 70's changed everything for the worse.

Anyway , the blacks shouldnt have trusted the italians. Didnt a black "friend" of sam giancana introduce him to the numbers racket when they were in prison together back in the 40's? Sam double crossed him and sent him packing to Mexico.

Also I read somewhere that the mob boss of Rhode island ( patriarch) use to work as a body guard for a black numbers king early on in his criminal career. The numbers king ended up getting killed and many speculated that patriarca had , in concert with other italians , double crossed him for his rackets.

Dont know if this is true or not