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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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Shirley Chisholm — Unbought and Unbossed

In 1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress. In 1972 she launched a campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, breaking another political barrier.

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Hot Tomorrows

Hot Tomorrows
Directed byMartin Brest
Produced byMartin Brest
StarringKen Lerner
Ray Sharkey
Hervé Villechaize
Victor Argo
CinematographyJacques Haitkin
Edited byMartin Brest
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company
Release date
  • 1977 (1977)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Hot Tomorrows is a 1977 feature-length student film, written and directed by Martin Brest. The film includes appearances from actor Hervé Villechaize and the theatre troupe The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo. Orson Welles provides the voice for a radio ad for a funeral home.

Filming was completed in December 1975 by the then 24 year-old Brest while a student at the American Film Institute, however it took an additional two years to raise funds required to complete post-production, for a total final budget of $33,000.

The Washington Post described Hot Tomorrows as "one of the most original and exciting movies of the decade."[1]

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A young New York City writer who has moved to Los Angeles spends his days exploring his obsession with death.[2]

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  1. ^ Arnold, Gary (1979-11-11). "Movies That Never Made It". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2026-09-26.
  2. ^ Maslin, Janet (1977-10-04). "'Hot Tomorrows' Is Grim Film". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-03-05.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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Hot Tomorrows

Hot Tomorrows is a 1977 feature-length student film, written and directed by Martin Brest. The film includes appearances from actor Hervé Villechaize and the theatre troupe The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo. Orson Welles provides the voice for a radio ad for a funeral home. Filming was completed in December 1975 by the then 24 year-old Brest while a student at the American Film Institute, however it took an additional two years to raise funds required to complete post-production, for a total final budget of $33,000. The Washington Post described Hot Tomorrows as "one of the most original and exciting movies of the decade."

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List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones

The Billboard Hot 100 is a singles chart published by Billboard that measures the most popular singles in the United States, based on sales (physical and digital), online streaming, and radio airplay. Throughout the history of the Hot 100 and its predecessor charts, many songs have set records for longevity, popularity, or number of hit singles by an individual artist. Among these records is the longest-running number-one single, a record currently held by Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas," spending 24 weeks at the top of the chart. The Beatles have the most number-one hits on the chart, with 20 songs having reached the top position. Before the Hot 100's creation in 1958, Billboard published four singles charts: "Best Sellers in Stores", "Most Played by Jockeys", "Most Played in Jukeboxes", and "The Top 100". These charts, which had from 20 to 100 slots, were discontinued in 1957 and 1958. Though technically not part of the Hot 100 chart history, some data from these charts are included for computational purposes, and to avoid unenlightening or misleading characterizations.

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Hot Rodders of Tomorrow

Hot Rodders of Tomorrow is an American national competition where high school students tear-down and rebuild an engine in the shortest time possible. The competition is run by a non-profit organization. The organization has awarded over US$15.5 million in scholarships, including $4.55 million in 2015.

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Wings of Tomorrow

Wings of Tomorrow is the second studio album by the Swedish rock band Europe. It was released on 24 February 1984, by Hot Records in Sweden, and by Epic Records in the United States. Wings of Tomorrow is the last album to feature drummer Tony Reno. The song "Scream of Anger" was originally titled "Black Journey Through My Soul".

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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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TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY

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

The Greenwood District.