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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.

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Katherine Johnson’s mathematical calculations helped guide some of America’s most important early space missions while she confronted the racial and gender barriers faced by Black women in twentieth-century America.

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NMAAHC

Flier for “The Final Countdown - The Battle, Cosmic Force vs. The Funky 4”

Date
December 19, 1981
Designed by
Eddie Ed, American
Printed by
Unidentified
Distributed by
Nubian Productions, American
Subject of
Cosmic Force, American
MC Ice-Ice, American, died 2012
Lisa Lee, American
DJ Chubby Chub, American
Prince Ikey C, American
Funky 4 + 1, American, 1977 - 1983
DJ Breakout, American
MC Sha-Rock, American, born 1962
Keith Keith, American
MC Jazzy Jeff, American, born 1962
Afrika Bambaataa, American, born 1957
DJ Jazzy Jay, American, born 1961
Kool DJ Red Alert, American, born 1956
Jazzy Five, American
T-Connection, American
Description
A flier for the “The Final Countdown - The Battle, Cosmic Force vs. The Funky 4” designed by Eddie Ed. The flier is in landscape orientation and printed on yellow paper with black-and-yellow text and black graphics. The body of the flier is framed with a thin black line. Inside the frame, printed in top half of the flier, is text in varying sizes and handwritten fonts that reads [Nubian Production Presents / The Final Countdown / The / T·CONNECTION / DISCO / -TECH-[underlined] / 3510 White Plains Rd. / OFF / Gun Hill Rd. / THE BATTLE / FOR THIS NIGHT ONLY]. Dividing the center of the flier is a thick, black band with a large black diamond shape at the center. Printed in yellow at the center are the two featured competing acts: [Cosmic Force VS The Funky 4] with [VS] in larger text at the center of the diamond. Printed below in black text are the additional performing acts printed in groupings on either side of the black diamond. The acts printed on the left below Cosmic Force include: [Ice · Ice, Lisa · Lee / Chubby · Chub, Ikey · C]. The acts printed on the right below The Funky 4 include: [D.J. Breakout, Sha · Rock / Keith · Keith, Jazzy · Jeff]. Centered text below the diamond shape provides information on the prize, the Masters of Records, date, entrance fee, and additional information in text in varying sizes and fonts that read [FOR $1000 CASH / Also Featuring The Master of Records / D. / J. / Afrika Bambaataa Jazzy · Jay / Red · Alert / SAT., Dec. 19, 81 / 9:00pm / UNTIL? / $4.00 / B·4 12 WITH FLYER / $5.00 / ALL NITE]. Printed from left to right along the bottom edge of the frame is the graphic designer’s name and additional text that reads [EDDIE*ED Come In Peace Pick Up The New Release By Afrika Bam & And Jazzy 5]. The back of the flier has no text or inscriptions.
Transcription Center Status
Transcribed by digital volunteers
Place used
Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Design
DJs (Musicians)
Graphic design
Hip-hop (Music)
Nightlife
Rappers (Musicians)
Urban life
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2020.38.1.17
Type
fliers (printed matter)
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 6 1/4 × 8 7/16 in. (15.8 × 21.4 cm)
Title
Object Name • Flier for “The Final Countdown - The Battle, Cosmic Force vs. The Funky 4”
Record ID
nmaahc_2020.38.1.17
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
FLIER FOR “THE FINAL COUNTDOWN - THE BATTLE, COSMIC FORCE VS. THE FUNKY 4”
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1980s
Name
Keith Keith • T-Connection • Eddie Ed • Funky 4 + 1 • DJ Chubby Chub • MC Jazzy Jeff • MC Sha-Rock • Prince Ikey C • Nubian Productions • DJ Breakout • Kool DJ Red Alert • Afrika Bambaataa • Lisa Lee • Cosmic Force • MC Ice-Ice • DJ Jazzy Jay • Jazzy Five
Place
New York City • United States • North and Central America • Bronx
Topic
Design • Nightlife • Graphic arts • Hip-hop (Music) • Rappers (Musicians) • DJs (Musicians) • Urban life
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
Locale • Bronx • City • New York City • State • New York • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Fliers (printed matter)
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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United States Air Force honor guard pallbearers carry the flag-draped coffin of U. S. Air Force Four Star General Daniel “Chappie” James from an Air Force C141 Starlifter airplane at Andrews Air Force Base, Suitland Maryland

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Flier for “Black History Month Annual Cultural Freebee Jam” by Kool Lance

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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.

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Who was the first African-American woman millionaire in the United States?

Madam C.J. Walker