The visionary, creator and executive producer behind “The God Father of Harlem” paid a visit on Sway in the Morning to talk about his newest accomplishment on Epix.
In a candid conversation, Markuann Smith told intimate stories of the competing relationship between Martin Luther King, Malcom X, and Adam Clayton Powell Jr, and how he landed Forest Whitaker to play the role of Bumpy Johnson.
Watch below as Smith goes in depth about the relationship with the Italian mob and Harlem, plus the brutal story of street justice and how Harlem residents policed themselves
