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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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Costume worn by Cindy Herron in "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" video

Date
1992
Designed by
Danny Flynn
Manufactured by
Isaac Mizrahi, founded 1987
Worn by
Cindy Herron, American, born 1961
Subject of
En Vogue, American, founded 1989
Description
A costume worn by Cindy Herron of En Vogue for the music video "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" (1992) comprised of a red dress (.1), a bra (.2), a pair of elbow-length black gloves (.3), and a pair of black heels (.4ab).
Dress (.1): A red halter neck sleeveless dress with an an ankle-length skirt. The dress is made from a red stretch knit sewn with the dull side of the fabric facing. The front of the bodice is v-shaped and scoops below the bust. There is a sixteen (16) inch slit along the proper right side of the skirt, with the edges of the slit rounded at the hem. The letter "C" is handwritten in black ink on the inside back bodice. The dress is not lined.
Bra (.2): A red and black strapless bra with padded cups, black lace wings, and an adjustable back closure with two hooks and three sets of two eyes. The cups are faced in red satin, with an additonal half-circle panel of the red satin sewn around the bottoms and between the cups. The interior of the cups is made black nylon. Clear elastic grip tape is attached at the interior top edge of the wings. The letter "C" is handwritten in white ink or paint on the interior center front gore and in black ink on the interior side of the red satin half-circle panel.
Gloves (.3ab): A pair of black elbow-length stretch gloves, both alike. The gloves are seamed along the exterior side and around the fingers, with a separate thumb attached to the gusset. The letter "C" is handwritten in white ink or paint on the interior of each glove near the opening. In the the left glove (a) there is a white manufacturer's tag sewn to the seam near the arm opening with fiber content, size, and place of manufacture printed on it in black ink.
Shoes (.4ab): A pair of black satin pumps with a pointed toe. Each toe box has a small oval cutout at the exterior side of the shoe. A small leather bow is stitched to each toe box between the oval cutout and the toe box edge. The sides of each foot are uncovered. At each heel is a small thin leather strap, with a 1 inch strip of elastic at the back center of the strap to grip the heel. The shoes have 3-1/4 inch stiletto heels that are tipped with rubber. On the insole at the heel on both shoes is a white label with black text that reads: "ISAAC / ISAAC MIZRAHI". On the underside of both shoes at the shank are the leather seal and size: "vero/ cuoio/ MADE IN ITALY/ 10/ B".
Topic
African American
Actors
Clothing and dress
Design
Fashion design
Popular music
Singers (Musicians)
Women
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Clothing - Costume
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of En Vogue
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.189.2.1-.4ab
Type
dresses
brassieres
gloves
pumps (shoes)
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
Dress: synthetic fiber and spandex
Bra: satin, nylon, spandex, and metal (underwire)
Gloves: nylon and spandex
Shoes: satin, leather, elastic, and rubber
Dimensions
H x W (.1, dress, flat): 52 1/2 × 13 in. (133.4 × 33 cm)
H x W x D (.1, dress, on form): 55 × 12 1/2 × 8 in. (139.7 × 31.8 × 20.3 cm)
H x W (,2, bra, flat): 7 1/2 × 13 in. (19.1 × 33 cm)
H x W x D (.2, bra, on form): 7 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 9 in. (19.1 × 26.7 × 22.9 cm)
H x W (.3a, glove (left)): 21 1/2 × 5 in. (54.6 × 12.7 cm)
H x W (.3b, glove (right)): 21 1/2 × 5 in. (54.6 × 12.7 cm)
H x W x D (.4a, shoe (left)): 5 × 3 1/2 × 10 3/4 in. (12.7 × 8.9 × 27.3 cm)
H x W x D (.4b, shoe (right)): 5 × 3 1/2 × 10 3/4 in. (12.7 × 8.9 × 27.3 cm)
Title
Object Name • Costume worn by Cindy Herron in "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" video
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.189.2.1-.4ab
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
COSTUME WORN BY CINDY HERRON IN "GIVING HIM SOMETHING HE CAN FEEL" VIDEO
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1990s
Name
Flynn, Danny • Herron, Cindy • Isaac Mizrahi • En Vogue
Topic
Design • Women • Actors and actresses • Music • Clothing and dress • Fashion • Singers (Musicians)
Culture
African Americans
Type
Gloves • pumps (shoes) • Dresses (garments) • brassieres
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions

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

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Dress worn by Cindy Herron in "Hold On" video

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Greenwood / Black Wall Street

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TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY

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

The Greenwood District.