As Godfather of Harlem season 4 episode 3, “The Straw Man,” kicks off, James Baldwin (Michael Benjamin Washington) enters the scene and initially clashes with Bumpy Johnson (Forest Whitaker). Baldwin took exception to Bumpy’s criminal lifestyle more or less, and Bumpy wasn’t a fan of Baldwin’s judgment. By the end of the episode, though, apologies and ideas are exchanged. However, did the author and kingpin actually have dealings with one another?
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