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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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Wilmington 1898 — An American Coup

Wilmington, North Carolina once had a thriving Black middle class and an elected interracial government. In 1898 white supremacists used violence to overthrow that government, kill Black residents and drive many others from the city.

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Expedition 17

Expedition 17
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Mission typeLong-duration expedition
Expedition
Space stationInternational Space Station
Began8 April 2008 (2008-04-08)
Ended24 October 2008 (2008-10-25)
Arrived aboardSoyuz TMA-12
Reisman: STS-123
Space Shuttle Endeavour
Chamitoff: STS-124[1]
Space Shuttle Discovery
Departed aboardSoyuz TMA-12
Reisman: STS-124[1]
Space Shuttle Discovery
Chamitoff: STS-126
Space Shuttle Endeavour
Crew
Crew size3
MembersSergey Volkov*
Oleg Kononenko
Garrett Reisman* (to June)
Gregory Chamitoff† (from June)
* – transferred from Expedition 16
† – transferred to Expedition 18

Expedition 17 mission patch

(Left to right) Greg Chamitoff, Garrett Reisman, Sergei Volkov, Oleg Kononenko

Expedition 17 was the 17th expedition to the International Space Station (ISS). The first two crew members, Sergey Volkov and Oleg Kononenko, were launched on 8 April 2008, aboard the Soyuz TMA-12. Once aboard the station, they joined Garrett Reisman, who transferred from Expedition 16 to join the Expedition 17 crew.

Reisman was replaced by Gregory Chamitoff, who launched aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-124 on 31 May 2008. Volkov and Kononenko landed safely on 24 October 2008, while Chamitoff remained aboard the station as an Expedition 18 crewmember.

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Position[2]
 First Part
(April 2008 to June 2008) 		Second Part
(June 2008 to October 2008)
Commander Sergey Volkov, RSA
First spaceflight
Soyuz TMA-12 commander
Flight Engineer 1 Oleg Kononenko, RSA
First spaceflight
Flight Engineer 2 Garrett Reisman, NASA
First spaceflight 		Gregory Chamitoff, NASA
First spaceflight
  • Sergei Volkov, 35, was the youngest person to command the ISS.[3]
  • Garrett Reisman was the first Jewish resident of the ISS.[4]
  • Gregory Chamitoff was the first crewmember to take bagels with him to the station; three bags of 18 sesame seed bagels.[5][6]
  • Reisman launched to the station on STS-123 in March, which was during the Expedition 16 spaceflight. He landed on STS-124.
  • Chamitoff launched to the station on STS-124 in June, and stayed through Expedition 18, leaving the station on STS-126 in November.

Backup crew

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

  1. ^ a b NASA (2007). "STS-124". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved 8 November 2007.
  2. ^ NASA (2007). "NASA Announces Three International Space Station Crews". National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved 8 November 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ "First Korean astronaut quits space station". The Economic Times. 19 April 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  4. ^ Joshua Runyan & Tamar Runyan (13 March 2008). "Chasidic Gathering in Florida Sends Off Jewish Astronaut". Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  5. ^ CTV.ca Montreal-born astronaut brings bagels into space Archived 2 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Sun. Jun. 1 2008 7:29 PM ET; CTV National News – 1 June 2008 – 11pm TV newscast
  6. ^ Block, Irwin (3 June 2008) "Here's proof: Montreal bagels are out of this world" Archived 4 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine, The Gazette (Montreal), Section A, Page A2
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Garrett Reisman

Garrett Erin Reisman (; born February 10, 1968) is an American engineer and former NASA astronaut. He was a backup crew member for Expedition 15 and joined Expedition 16 aboard the International Space Station for a short time before becoming a member of Expedition 17. He returned to Earth on June 14, 2008 on board STS-124 on Space Shuttle Discovery. He was a member of the STS-132 mission that traveled to the International Space Station aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis from May 14 to 26, 2010. He is a consultant at SpaceX and a Professor of Astronautics Practice at the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering.

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Reisman

Reisman is a surname of German-Jewish Ashkenazic origin (Hebrew: רייזמן). Notable people with the surname include: Barry Reisman, radio host Chris Reisman (born 1978), American basketball coach Del Reisman (1924–2011), American television producer, story editor and screenwriter Garrett Reisman (born 1968), American engineer and NASA astronaut George Reisman (born 1937), American professor of economics at Pepperdine University Heather Reisman (born 1948), Canadian businesswoman and CEO of Indigo Books Judith Reisman (1935–2021), American anti-pornography activist Leo Reisman (1897–1961), American violinist Linda Reisman, American film producer Lonn Reisman (born 1954), American basketball coach and athletic director Marty Reisman (1930–2012), American table tennis player Nancy Reisman (born 1961), American author and academic Ori Reisman (1924–1991), Israeli painter Rod Reisman, American drummer; original drummer of the band DEVO Sarah E Reisman, American chemist Simon Reisman (1919–2008), Canadian civil servant

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Expedition 16

Expedition 16 was the 16th expedition to the International Space Station (ISS). The first two crew members, Yuri Malenchenko and Peggy Whitson, launched on 10 October 2007, aboard Soyuz TMA-11, and were joined by spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, the first Malaysian in space. Expedition 15 Flight Engineer Clayton Anderson did not land with the Soyuz TMA-10, so he was considered part of Expedition 16 for the few weeks prior to the arrival of STS-120. STS-120 launched on 23 October, docked on 25 October, and replaced Anderson with new Flight Engineer Daniel Tani. Following docking, the Soyuz seat liners for Anderson and Tani were swapped, and Anderson became part of the STS-120 crew. Léopold Eyharts, who came aboard during STS-122, joined the mission on 9 February 2008, replacing Tani. The crew was then joined by Garrett Reisman, who was launched aboard Endeavour with STS-123, on 11 March 2008, replacing Eyharts. Reisman joined Expedition 16 in progress, and was a part of Expedition 17 as well. Upon reentry, the astronaut's Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft suffered a minor malfunction, causing the craft to follow a very steep ballistic descent. As a result, the crew experienced forces up to 10 G, ending up about 260 miles (418 km) west of the targeted landing site. Roscosmos reported all three crew members were doing just fine and in good health.

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Expedition 17

Expedition 17 was the 17th expedition to the International Space Station (ISS). The first two crew members, Sergey Volkov and Oleg Kononenko, were launched on 8 April 2008, aboard the Soyuz TMA-12. Once aboard the station, they joined Garrett Reisman, who transferred from Expedition 16 to join the Expedition 17 crew. Reisman was replaced by Gregory Chamitoff, who launched aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-124 on 31 May 2008. Volkov and Kononenko landed safely on 24 October 2008, while Chamitoff remained aboard the station as an Expedition 18 crewmember.

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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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