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By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem is a four-part docu-series that brings to life the dramatic true story of America’s Black Mecca and its vibrant musical landscape during the years of Bumpy Johnson’s rise and reign.
Original Release
11/08/2020 on EPIX
US Release
11/08/2020
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Jamal Joseph | Self - Activist |
Courtland Cox | Self - SNCC Activist / Self - SNCC Lead Organizer, March on Washington |
Herb Boyd | Self - Journalist and Educator |
James Small | Self - Pan-African Activist & Scholar |
Denise Oliver-Velez | Self - Activist / Self - Harlem Activist / Self - Harlem Activist, Young Lord / Self - Young Lord |
Giancarlo Esposito | Self - Actor, Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Godfather of Harlem |
Gary Bartz | Self - Jazz Saxophonist |
Warren Smith | Self - Jazz Percussionist |
Joe Bataan | Self - Harlem Resident & Boogaloo Musician / Self - Harlem Resident / Self - Musician |
Eunice Townsend | Self - Harlem Resident |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Mecca | Sunday, 08 November 2020 |
2 | Freedom Songs | Saturday, 14 November 2020 |
3 | Crossroads | Sunday, 22 November 2020 |
4 | Power | Sunday, 29 November 2020 |
Directors
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jamal Joseph | Self - Activist |
Courtland Cox | Self - SNCC Activist / Self - SNCC Lead Organizer, March on Washington |
Herb Boyd | Self - Journalist and Educator |
James Small | Self - Pan-African Activist & Scholar |
Denise Oliver-Velez | Self - Activist / Self - Harlem Activist / Self - Harlem Activist, Young Lord / Self - Young Lord |
Giancarlo Esposito | Self - Actor, Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Godfather of Harlem |
Gary Bartz | Self - Jazz Saxophonist |
Warren Smith | Self - Jazz Percussionist |
Joe Bataan | Self - Harlem Resident & Boogaloo Musician / Self - Harlem Resident / Self - Musician |
Eunice Townsend | Self - Harlem Resident |
Al Sharpton | Self - Founder of National Action Network |
Martha Reeves | Self - Singer |
Robin Clark | Self - Singer / Self - Harlem Resident |
Felipe Luciano | Self - Poet & Activist / Self - Activist |
Forest Whitaker | Self - Actor, Bumpy Johnson, Godfather of Harlem |
Billy Mitchell | Self - Apollo Theater Historian / Self - Apollo Historian |
Nile Rodgers | Self - Musician, Composer and Producer / Self - Musician / Self - Musician and Black Panther |
Adger W. Cowans | Self - Photographer |
Carlos Alomar | Self - Harlem Resident / Self - Musician |
A. Peter Bailey | Self - Journalist / Self - Malcolm X Supporter |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Nina Yang Bongiovi | Executive Producer |
Jill Burkhart | Executive Producer |
Chris Brancato | Executive Producer |
James Acheson | Executive Producer |
Markuann Smith | Executive Producer |
Keith McQuirter | Executive Producer |
Swizz Beatz | Executive Producer |
Michael Wright | Executive Producer |
Batuhan Büke | Executive Producer |
Forest Whitaker | Executive Producer |
Leslie Asako Gladsjo | Producer |
Cyndee Readdean | Producer |
Ariel Kay | Producer |
Rachel Watanabe-Batton | Producer |
Jun Stinson | Producer |
Sam Aleshinloye | Producer |
Rebecca Ehrhardt | Producer |
Melissa Leardi | Producer |
Pilar McQuirter | Producer |
Kate Albers | Producer |
Kevin Garnett | Producer |
Natalie Shmuel | Producer |
Michelle Budnick | Producer |
Kawan Prather | Producer |
Danielle Dabney | Producer |
Editors
Yasu Inoue, Lucas Groth, Kimberly Tomes, A.M. Peters, Mariah Rehmet