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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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Inaugural program guide for the Acapulco Black Film Festival

Date
1997
Edited by
Florene Wiley
Published by
UniWorld Group, Inc., American, founded 1969
Issued by
American Black Film Festival, American, founded 1997
Subject of
Halle Berry, American, born 1966
Bill Duke, American, born 1943
Owned by
Jeff Friday, American
Description
Inaugural Acapulco Black Film Festival (ABFF) program guide from the festival held in Acapulco, Mexico, June 24-29, 1997. The program guide is a small staple bound booklet. The front cover of the booklet is black and features several graphics. The central graphic is of the ABFF logo, which resembles a stylized half rayed-sun with a half of an eye at the center. The sun's rays lengthen towards the top and there is a film strip at the bottom of the logo. The logo is primarily black and white outlined in red. It is overlaying a graphic of a grey filmstrip. The left edge of the front cover also has a graphic a vertical piece of rainbow-colored film strip with each filmstrip image depicting palm trees. Below is the abbreviation of the festival's name, [ABFF], printed in orange gradient text above the date, [June 24-29, 1997], printed in blue text. The title of the event is printed at the top and the bottom of the front cover in black text shadowed in light blue that reads [ACAPULCO] at the top and [BLACK FILM / FESTIVAL] at the bottom. The back cover features an advertisement from American Express. The interior pages are white with black text, black-and-white photographs, and some color graphics and photographs. It features the festival schedule, honoree biographies on Halle Berry and Bill Duke, award recipient biographies, panels, and feature films. The booklet has thirty-four (34) pages.
Place used
Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, Latin America, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Actors
Arts and music festivals
Film
Holidays and festivals
Hollywood (Film)
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Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jeff and Nicole Friday
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2019.55.2
Type
souvenir programs
Restrictions & Rights
© ABFF Ventures, LLC.
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product) with metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 8 1/2 × 5 9/16 × 3/16 in. (21.6 × 14.2 × 0.5 cm)
Title
Object Name • Inaugural program guide for the Acapulco Black Film Festival
Record ID
nmaahc_2019.55.2
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
INAUGURAL PROGRAM GUIDE FOR THE ACAPULCO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1990s
Name
UniWorld Group, Inc. • Duke, Bill • Berry, Halle • Wiley, Florene • Friday, Jeff
Place
Acapulco de Juárez • North and Central America • Mexico • Guerrero • Latin America
Topic
Arts and music festivals • Actors and actresses • Hollywood (Film) • Motion pictures • Holidays and festivals
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Acapulco de Juárez • State • Guerrero • Country • Mexico • Region • Latin America • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Souvenir programs
Online Media Rights
Use Restricted

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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Inaugural program guide for the Acapulco Black Film Festival

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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 heavyweight champion was known as the “Brown Bomber”?

Joe Louis.