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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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BLACK FACTS
The Truths They Never Taught You...

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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The Moon Zine

Date
2020
Designed by
Jennifer White-Johnson, American
Written by
Kevin Johnson III, American, born 2011
Description
A mini zine from the Kids Solidarity Mini Zine Pack titled The Moon Zine, designed by Jennifer White-Johnson and written by Kevin “Knox” Johnson III. The mini zine is constructed from a single sheet of heavy weight paper that has a slit at the center and has been folded into eighths, creating a six page booklet. The front of the single page is divided into eight panels which form the six interior pages and the front and back covers. The back of the page is in portrait orientation and features composite image that includes a cut out image of Knox Johnson, standing on a precipice, reaching both arms upwards towards a large image of the moon. Large white text at the bottom reads [FLY ME TO / THE MOON!]. In its folded format, the front cover features images of the moon in varying states of fullness. The zine title and author’s credit, [THE MOON / ZINE / BY KEVIN] is printed in white text over the moon images. The back cover is white with the word [MOON] printed in wavy, repeating text. The interior pages include white and blue text and white and blue illustrations. Pages one and two are blue with the word [MOON] printed in large, repeating, white text printed in concentric arches. Pages three and four feature white text printed over an image of the moon that reads [I WISH I / CAN FLY ON THE / MOON.]. The background is primarily blue that has been irregularly cross hatched with white lines over the blue background and with blue lines over the moon image. Pages five and six feature a collage image that depicts a cut out photographic image of Johnson sitting on the surface of the moon with the Earth in the distance over his proper right shoulder. White text printed between the Earth and the moon reads [I LANDED ON THE MOON].
Place made
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Title
Mini zine from the Kids Solidarity Mini Zine Pack
Topic
African American
Activism
Art
Children
Design
Education
Graphic design
Parenthood
Race relations
Social reform
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Portfolio/Series
Kids Solidarity Mini Zine Pack
Classification
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Movement
Black Lives Matter
Disability Rights Movement
Autism Rights Movement
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jennifer White-Johnson, Neurodivergent Artist and Designer
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2022.87.5.2.3
Type
graphzines
Restrictions & Rights
© Jennifer White-Johnson
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W x D (Folded): 2 3/4 × 2 3/16 × 1/2 in. (7 × 5.6 × 1.2 cm)
H x W (Unfolded): 5 3/8 × 8 7/16 in. (13.7 × 21.5 cm)
Title
Title • The Moon Zine
Record ID
nmaahc_2022.87.5.2.3
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
THE MOON ZINE
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
2020s
Name
White-Johnson, Jennifer • Johnson, Kevin
Place
Baltimore • United States • North and Central America • Maryland
Topic
Design • Graphic arts • Activism • Art • Parenthood • Social reform • Education • Black Lives Matter • Children • Autism Rights Movement • Race relations • Disability Rights Movement
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • Baltimore • State • Maryland • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
graphzines
Online Media Type
Images
Online Media Rights
Limited Use

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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Football trading card for Warren Moon

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Envelope addressed to Mrs Janie Moon

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The Moon Zine

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Print of Josephine Baker and Mollie Moon crowning Dolores Beaux Arts Queen

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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.