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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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Ruler of the Mali Empire in the 14th century

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BLK Vol. 1 No. 2

Date
January 1989
Published by
Alan Bell, American
Edited by
Alan Bell, American
Subject of
Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985
Whoopi Goldberg, American, born 1955
Sylvester, American, 1947 - 1988
Natalie Cole, American, 1950 - 2015
Max Robinson, American, 1939 - 1988
Dionne Warwick, American, born 1940
Description
The second issue of BLK magazine, published January 1989. It is printed in black and white and features an image of singer/songwriter Sylvester on the front cover. Sylvester is wearing large sunglasses and smiles widely at the camera. Close to the bottom of the page, there is a black textbox with the letters [BLK] written inside in large, bold uppercase white letters, followed by [Number 2, January 1989] in a smaller font. There are 16 pages in total, with articles, advertisements, black and white photographs, and cartoon illustrations originally from Ebony Magazine with new captions written by BLK.
Page 3 displays the [January Calendar of Events]. Subsequent pages include articles such as [How Safe is Oral Sex?], [Remembering Sylvester] and [AIDS Conferences Held Throughout the World]. Pages 10-11 feature short articles on Minority AIDS Project activities, AIDS in Zaire, and the death of television news anchorman Max Robinson. Page 12 features a half-page statistical report on AIDS cases provided by the CDC in an article entitled [CDC Lists December Statistics On U.S. AIDS Cases]. The next page provides a short piece on the spread of AIDS in Ethiopia. The pages of articles are followed by several pages of a [Community Directory], which includes sections for [Bars and Baths] and [Organizations]. The final pages consist of classified ads for employment, housing, models, masseurs, and personals.
There are advertisements throughout, including a [Special Benefit Preview Performance] of The Phantom of the Opera for [THE PHILIP MANDELKER AIDS PREVENTION CLINIC] and several for [976-HUGE]. The back cover consists of a large full-page ad for Midtowne Spa and a cut-out coupon offering a [1/2 Off Special] on specific days.
Place made
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Activism
Black Press
Communities
Health
Identity
LGBTQ
Mass media
Sexuality
U.S. History, 1969-2001
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Classification
Books and Published Materials
Movement
HIV/AIDS Activist Movement
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2018.108.2
Type
magazines (periodicals)
Restrictions & Rights
© BLK Publishing Company, Inc
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
Title
Title • BLK Vol. 1 No. 2
Record ID
nmaahc_2018.108.2
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
BLK VOL. 1 NO. 2
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1980s
Name
Minority AIDS Project • Cole, Natalie Maria • Sylvester • Robinson, Max • Warwick, Dionne • Goldberg, Whoopi • Bell, Alan
Place
United States • Los Angeles County • North and Central America • Los Angeles • California
Topic
Activism • Black Press • LGBTQ • Communities • Health • Sexuality • HIV/AIDS Activist Movement • Mass media • U.S. History, 1969-2001 • Group identity
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Los Angeles • County • Los Angeles County • State • California • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Magazines (periodicals)
Online Media Type
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Online Media Rights
Limited Use

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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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Who was the first African-American woman millionaire in the United States?

Madam C.J. Walker