With season 4 of “Godfather of Harlem” currently filming, we at The Root thought it would be the perfect time to dig into Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson, the titular subject of the show. Played by Academy ...

Michigan loves craft beer and Michigan loves Bumpy Cake. That's probably why a beer named "Chocolate Fudge Bumpy Cake Double Brown Ale" sounds so delicious. Sanders, the maker of beloved Bumpy Cake, ...

Mayme Hatcher Johnson, the widow of former Harlem underworld boss Bumpy Johnson, died on Friday (May 1). The outspoken Mayme Johnson, 94, died in her Philadelphia home of respiratory failure, ...

Frank Lucas may be Hollywood s man of the moment via Denzel Washington s portrayal of him in the film American Gangster, but the former Harlem drug lord is anything but that, according to the widow of ...

One of Michigan's favorite desserts – the Sanders Bumpy Cake – may be disappearing. In a letter from Second Nature Brands CEO Vic Mehren, the longtime Bumpy Cakes partner, Minnie Marie Bakers Inc., ...