q2K BHP
Black History Portal
THE BHP WIRE —
HIDDEN TRUTHS
GREENWOOD / BLACK WALL STREET WILMINGTON 1898 LITTLE ROCK NINE TUSKEGEE STUDY ROSEWOOD 1923 THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN SENECA VILLAGE BLACK TOWNS GREENWOOD / BLACK WALL STREET WILMINGTON 1898 LITTLE ROCK NINE TUSKEGEE STUDY ROSEWOOD 1923 THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN SENECA VILLAGE BLACK TOWNS
What's New!
THE JOURNEY THROUGH TIME
BHP HOME BEFORE AMERICA 1800–1936 1937–1957 1958–1980 1981–2000 2001–PRESENT

Explore Black History

Explore the people, places, events, achievements, struggles and stories that shaped our journey.

✊🏾

Civil Rights

Movements, leaders, victories and the continuing fight for equality.

⚙️

Black Inventors

Innovation, patents, science, technology and world-changing contributions.

🏆

Sports

Pioneers, champions, Negro Leagues, records, activism and excellence.

♟️

People

Meet the people whose lives, choices and achievements shaped the journey.

📍

Places

Black towns, communities, institutions and places where history happened.

📜

Events

Moments that changed communities, movements, institutions and the nation.

Enter a person, place, event, or topic.
MY'STORY

The MOVE Fire

This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985 Philadelphia police fired thousands of rounds at the MOVE house, city officials approved dropping an explosive device on the roof, the resulting fire was allowed to burn, 11 people—including five children—died, and 61 homes were destroyed. Philadelphia City Council later called it a “brutal attack carried out by the City of Philadelphia on its own citizens” and acknowledged that no individual faced criminal consequences for the bombing. One timeline correction worth preserving for the BHP record: the major previous MOVE-police confrontation was August 8, 1978, about seven years before the bombing, not a year or two earlier. Officer James Ramp was killed, other police and firefighters were wounded, nine MOVE members were later convicted, and television cameras recorded police beating Delbert Africa during his arrest. The 1985 MOVE Commission later specifically criticized city planners for failing to adequately use lessons from that 1978 confrontation. And that actually strengthens the point you’re making: 1985 did not happen without precedent or institutional memory. There had already been a deadly confrontation with MOVE, years of conflict, negotiations and police involvement before Osage Avenue.

MORE →
BLACK FACTS
The Truths They Never Taught You...

Ruler of the Mali Empire in the 14th century

Mansa Musa was the ruler of the Mali Empire in West Africa. Details recorded here should be sourced; unknown information is left blank.

MORE →
BHP gathered finds from its connected research sources. Showing the 4 strongest Black History matches.
← BACK TO RESULTS
NMAAHC

Young Lords, Overseeing the Program

Date
1970; printed later
Photograph by
Frank Espada, Puerto Rican, 1930 - 2014
Subject of
Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
Unidentified Child or Children
Description
A digital print depicting a black-and-white image of a busy kitchen during the New York Young Lords’ breakfast program. A Young Lord is standing behind the seated children on the left. At the center is a long table set with a plastic tablecloth, plastic utensils, and toppings for foods. There are nine children in view seated around the table. The Young Lord watching over wears a light-colored shirt under a dark-colored jacket with dark pants and a belt. The jacket has two buttons one his upper left chest, one with Huey P. Newton’s face and the other with text reading [FREE / HUEY].
The room has three large windows. Behind the seated children, to the far left is the partial view of the cupboards and countertop. To the right is a refrigerator. On the right side wall, between two windows, are three posters placed vertically. The top poster depicts an image of presumably a Black Panther member within a star with text below the star reading [We want FREEDOM We want / Power to determine the / Destiny of OUR BLACK Community]. The second poster below is white with black text reading [FREE HUEY / FREE BOBBY] followed by an image of Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in front of a sign reading [BLACK PANTHER / PARTY] and the emblem of a black panther at the bottom. The third poster is largely obstructed but visibly text suggests it’s a bilingual text, reading [all power belongs to the… / todo el poder al…].
There are no inscriptions on the print, front or back.
Place depicted
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Activism
Children
Communities
Cooking and dining
Photography
Poverty
U.S. History, 1969-2001
Urban life
See more items in
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series
The Young Lords
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
African American - Latinx Solidarity
Young Lords Movement
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2021.53.33
Type
inkjet prints
Restrictions & Rights
© Estate of Frank Espada
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 11 × 17 in. (27.9 × 43.2 cm)
Title
Title • Young Lords, Overseeing the Program
Record ID
nmaahc_2021.53.33
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
YOUNG LORDS, OVERSEEING THE PROGRAM
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1970s
Name
Espada, Frank • Young Lords Party
Place
New York City • United States • North and Central America
Topic
Photography • African American - Latinx Solidarity • Activism • Cooking • Poverty • Communities • Young Lords Movement • Dinners and dining • Children • Urban life • U.S. History, 1969-2001
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • New York City • State • New York • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Photographs
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
Limited Use

Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. Rights and restrictions shown above are supplied by the Smithsonian record.

No preview image
NMAAHC

To Be Young, Gifted, And Black

Date: Date

Caption

MORE →
NMAAHC

Letter to Oscar W. Price from Colonel Charles Young

Date: Date

Description

MORE →
No preview image
NMAAHC

Young Lords, Overseeing the Program

Date: Date

Description

MORE →
No preview image
NMAAHC

Pinback button for the Young Lords Party

Date: Date

Description

MORE →
TOPIC OF THE DAY

Greenwood / Black Wall Street

Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.

MORE →
TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY

What prosperous Tulsa district became widely known as “Black Wall Street”?

The Greenwood District.