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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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Jet vol. 1 no. 9

Date
December 27, 1951
Published by
Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
Edited by
John Harold Johnson, American, 1918 - 2005
Ben Burns, American, 1913 - 2002
Edward T. Clayton, American, 1921 - 1966
Subject of
Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010
Marva Baylor, American
Barbara Miller, American
Barbara Comfort, American
Description
Jet Magazine, volume 1, number 9, featuring a black and white image of singer Lena Horne, against an orange background. Horne is seated, facing forward with her hands on her hips and her proper right shoulder slight back. Horne is wearing a light colored, beaded, strapless dress. Just above Horne’s proper left shoulder is the model’s credit with a caption in white ink, that reads [LENA HORNE: / She rates No. 1 / among the sexiest / Negro women] and the associated cover line running along the bottom of the cover in an orange banner that reads [THE WORLD’S SEXIEST / NEGRO WOMEN] in white type. The top third of the front cover is the mast head in white text [JET / THE WEEKLY NEGRO NEWS MAGAZINE] on the left side and the date line, price and publisher, [Dec. 27, 1951 / A JOHNSON PUBLICATION / 15c], on the right. On the left, center third of the cover page are two cover lines, [NEGROES / WHO GOT / RFC LOANS] and [THE / MYSTERY / OF ALBINOS]. The back cover features a black and white image of three debutants, Barbara Miller, Marva Baylor, and Barbara Comfort, wearing white strapless, dresses and looking into a compact mirror held by Baylor. The image has a caption title that reads [COMING-OUT TIME FOR DEBUTANTES] with a paragraph below about the three debutantes and the associated article in the “Society” section.]. This magazine issue is sixty-six (66) pages.
Place printed
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Actors
Black Press
Business
Mass media
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Classification
Books and Published Materials
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Courtesy of Johnson Publishing Company, LLC
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.122.12
Type
magazines (periodicals)
Restrictions & Rights
© Johnson Publishing Company, Inc
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions
H x W x D (Closed): 5 3/4 × 4 3/16 × 1/8 in. (14.6 × 10.6 × 0.3 cm)
Title
Title • Jet vol. 1 no. 9
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.122.12
Museum
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JET VOL. 1 NO. 9
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1950s
Name
Burns, Ben • Johnson Publishing Company • Clayton, Edward T. • Johnson, John Harold • Horne, Lena • Baylor, Marva • Comfort, Barbara • Miller, Barbara
Place
Chicago • United States • Illinois • North and Central America • Cook County
Topic
Black Press • Actors and actresses • Mass media • Business
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Chicago • County • Cook County • State • Illinois • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Magazines (periodicals)
Online Media Type
Images
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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.