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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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The Violence That Helped Spark the NAACP

In August 1908, a white mob attacked Springfield, Illinois’s Black community, destroying homes and businesses and lynching two Black men. National outrage over the violence helped spur the movement that created the NAACP the following year.

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Hudl

Agile Sports Technologies, Inc.
TypePrivate
IndustryVideo hosting service
Founded2006; 20 years ago (2006)
FoundersDavid Graff, Brian Kaiser, John Wirtz
Headquarters,
United States
Websitehudl.com

Hudl is a product and service of Agile Sports Technologies, Inc., a Lincoln, Nebraska based company providing tools for coaches and athletes to review game footage and improve team play. Its initial product line served college and professional American football teams; today the company provides video services to youth, amateur, and professional teams in American football as well as other sports including soccer, basketball, volleyball and lacrosse.

Founded in 2006,[1] the company is based in Lincoln's historic Haymarket District. Initially the company sourced talent from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, including the Jeffrey S. Raikes School; today the company has employees across a number of states in America and internationally, with office locations in London and Sydney.

In August 2013, according to Inc. Magazine, Hudl was the 149th fastest growing private company in the United States, and the fastest-growing private company in Nebraska.[2] Hudl was the fastest growing private company in Nebraska again in 2014.[3] By 2015, Hudl grew to 230 employees across four offices as it took on its first round of institutional funding in April with $72.5 million from Accel Partners.[4]

Hudl made Fast Company's list of Most Innovative Companies in 2016.[5] In July 2017, Hudl announced an additional round of funding totaling $30 million, led by existing investors Accel Partners, Jeff and Tricia Raikes, and Nelnet.[6] In May 2020, Hudl received funding from Bain Capital.[7]

Headquarters

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Hudl headquarters in Lincoln, Nebraska

In April 2015, Hudl announced plans to build a new global headquarters in Lincoln's historic Haymarket, where it has leased office space since shortly after its founding. The new building, completed in November 2017, is near Lincoln's Pinnacle Bank Arena and Railyard entertainment district, and is one of the largest office buildings constructed in downtown Lincoln since 2006.[8]

Acquisitions

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Hudl has acquired several of its largest competitors, as well as companies that offer complementary services to its high school sports video offering. In July 2011, Hudl acquired Digital Sports Video (DSV), which at the time was the company's primary competitor.[9] A year later, in June 2012, Hudl again acquired its next largest competitor in APEX Sports Software of Lower Burwell, Pennsylvania.[10]

In 2014, Hudl made moves into the international soccer market with its acquisition of Replay Analysis, while committing to open a London office, where Replay Analysis was based.[11] Shortly thereafter, in September 2014, Hudl acquired Ubersense of Boston, Massachusetts, which specialized in slow-motion performance capture for athletes from recreational to Olympic and professional levels.[12]

Less than a year later in the summer of 2015, Hudl acquired Sportstec, an Australian-based sports performance analysis company that served elite professional teams around the world.[13] Following the acquisition Hudl relocated Sportstec's existing Warriewood office to Sydney's central business district.

VolleyMetrics, a leader in volleyball analytics and video exchange based out of Provo, Utah, was acquired by Hudl in late 2017.[14]

In May 2019, Hudl acquired one of its largest competitors, Krossover. [15]

On August 19, 2019, Hudl acquired Wyscout.[16]

In May 2022, Hudl announced that they had acquired Spanish wearable human performance measuring technology company, Realtrack Systems.[17]

In June 2025, Hudl acquired Titan Sports, a Texas-based leader in wearable GPS player tracking.[18]

References

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  1. ^ Hardy, Quentin (June 11, 2014). "Sky's the Limit on Game Videos Online". New York Times. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  2. ^ Olberding, Matt (August 21, 2013). "Hudl is fastest-growing private company in Nebraska". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  3. ^ Schaper, David (March 15, 2015). "Silicon Prairie: Tech Startups Find A Welcoming Home In The Midwest". National Public Radio. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  4. ^ Constine, Josh (April 2, 2015). "Hudl Scores $72.5M From Accel To Rally Teams To Its Sports Video Coaching Tool". TechCrunch. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  5. ^ "The Most Innovative Companies of 2016". Fast Company. February 16, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  6. ^ Armstrong, Rod (July 6, 2017). "Nebraska-based Hudl raises $30 million to add AI to its sports analytics". VentureBeat. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  7. ^ Sangimino, Pat (May 21, 2020). "Hudl acquires funding from Bain Capital, plans aggressive investment". Lincoln Journal Star.
  8. ^ Olberding, Matt (June 18, 2016). "Hudl HQ to be one of biggest office buildings constructed downtown in years". Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  9. ^ Stacy, Michael (July 11, 2011). "Hudl acquires main competitor DSV, doubling client base". Silicon Prairie News. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  10. ^ Stacy, Michael (June 5, 2012). "Hudl acquires APEX, solidifies spot atop sports video analysis market". Silicon Prairie News. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  11. ^ Yowell, Paige (August 6, 2014). "Hudl buys London-based sports software company". Omaha World Herald. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  12. ^ Gannes, Liz (September 17, 2014). "Hudl Acquires Ubersense, the Slow-Motion Video Coaching App". Re/code. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  13. ^ Pendell, Ryan (May 27, 2015). "Hudl announces acquisition of Sportstec". Silicon Prairie News. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  14. ^ "Lincoln-based Hudl makes another acquisition". Lincoln Journal Star. December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  15. ^ Matt Olberding (May 9, 2019). "Hudl acquires one of its largest competitors". Lincoln Journal Star.
  16. ^ "Football • Hudl Blog".
  17. ^ "Hudl acquires Spanish company that makes sports wearable devices". Journal Star. May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  18. ^ LeMire, Joe (June 3, 2025). "Hudl acquires Titan Sports to bring GPS to sub-elite market". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
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Hudl

Hudl is a product and service of Agile Sports Technologies, Inc., a Lincoln, Nebraska based company providing tools for coaches and athletes to review game footage and improve team play. Its initial product line served college and professional American football teams; today the company provides video services to youth, amateur, and professional teams in American football as well as other sports including soccer, basketball, volleyball and lacrosse. Founded in 2006, the company is based in Lincoln's historic Haymarket District. Initially the company sourced talent from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, including the Jeffrey S. Raikes School; today the company has employees across a number of states in America and internationally, with office locations in London and Sydney. In August 2013, according to Inc. Magazine, Hudl was the 149th fastest growing private company in the United States, and the fastest-growing private company in Nebraska. Hudl was the fastest growing private company in Nebraska again in 2014. By 2015, Hudl grew to 230 employees across four offices as it took on its first round of institutional funding in April with $72.5 million from Accel Partners. Hudl made Fast Company's list of Most Innovative Companies in 2016. In July 2017, Hudl announced an additional round of funding totaling $30 million, led by existing investors Accel Partners, Jeff and Tricia Raikes, and Nelnet. In May 2020, Hudl received funding from Bain Capital.

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Tesco Hudl

The Tesco Hudl is a tablet computer launched by British retailer Tesco in 2013. The device featured a seven-inch screen, a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor and 16 GB of internal flash memory (expandable up to 64 GB). The Hudl ran the Android Jelly Bean operating system and was manufactured by Wistron. In April 2014, it was announced that Tesco had sold 500,000 Hudl tablets since launch, and a new model was planned. The second generation Hudl 2 was announced in October 2014. However, in October 2015, the brand was discontinued.

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Tesco Hudl 2

The Hudl 2 was a tablet computer that was produced for British retailer Tesco and manufactured by Pegatron. It was announced in October 2014 as the successor to the 2013 Tesco Hudl. The device featured an 8.3-inch screen, a 1.83 GHz quad-core processor and 16 GB of internal flash memory. The tablet was launched with Android 4.4.2 KitKat and was officially upgradeable to Android 5.1 Lollipop.

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Wesleyan Building, Boston (Bromfield Street)

The Wesleyan Building, formerly known as Wesleyan Hall, (est.1870) of Boston, Massachusetts, is located on Bromfield Street in the vicinity of Downtown Crossing. Architects Joseph Billings and Hammatt Billings designed it as the headquarters of the Methodist Boston Wesleyan Association. Tenants have included the New-England Methodist Historical Society; Zion's Herald; Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church; Boston Lyceum Bureau; Boston Theological Seminary; Boston University School of Law; Emerson College of Oratory; and Hudl. By 1912 the Methodists had moved to a new building on Copley Square.

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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

Which Supreme Court case ruled state-sponsored public-school segregation unconstitutional?

Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.