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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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NMAAHC

Flier of Naughty By Nature and staff members of Hot 97

Date
ca.1995
Created by
Hot 97, American, founded 1948
Subject of
Lisa Glasberg, American, born 1956
Wendy Williams Hunter, American, born 1964
Naughty by Nature, American, founded 1988
Treach, American, born 1970
Vin Rock, American, born 1970
DJ Kay Gee, American, born 1969
Funkmaster Flex, American, born 1987
Flavor Flav, American, born 1959
Marley Marl, American, born 1962
Noel Mercado
Description
A flier of radio station Hot 97 personalities with the members of Naughty by Nature. The Hot 97 logo is printed on the top left corner which reads [HOT 97 / WHERE HIP HOP LIVES]. Text under the logo reads [Naughty / by Nature / and / the / Hot 97 / Posse]. Nine people are in the photograph with eight people standing and one person crouched on one knee. Wendy Willams is in the back of the photo on the far left. She is making a peace sign with her proper right hand and is wearing sunglasses and a black shirt. Funkmaster Flex is to the right of Williams, he has his proper left arm raised with his palm spread open and is wearing a black hat. KayGee is in the next row on the far left of the photo in front of Williams. He is standing slightly hunched over and is wearing a white shirt with yellow Greek letters. Vin Rock is standing to the right of KayGee. He has his hands out in front of him and is wearing a white shirt, black shorts, and sneakers. Flava Flav is to the right of and behind Vin Rock, he is wearing a purple hat, a plaid shirt, jeans, and sneakers. Treach is standing in front and to the right of Flava Flav, he has his arms bent and hands out in front of him. He has on a sideways baseball cap and long black pants. His shirt is draped over his left shoulder. Lisa Glasberg is standing to the right of Treach and is wearing sunglasses and a black shirt with the Hot 97 logo. Marley Marl is standing to the far right of the photo with a black baseball cap and black shirt with the Hot 97 logo. Noel Mercado (Speedy) is kneeling in the front of the photo is wearing a backwards red hat, sunglasses, a tan jacket, jeans, and sneakers. The back of the flier is blank.
Place made
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
DJs (Musicians)
Hip-hop (Music)
Music
Musicians
Radio
Rappers (Musicians)
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lisa G.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2020.30.1.6
Type
fliers (printed matter)
Restrictions & Rights
© Hot 97
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
L x W: 5 1/2 × 7 in. (14 × 17.8 cm)
Title
Object Name • Flier of Naughty By Nature and staff members of Hot 97
Record ID
nmaahc_2020.30.1.6
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
FLIER OF NAUGHTY BY NATURE AND STAFF MEMBERS OF HOT 97
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
2000s • 1990s
Name
Flavor Flav • DJ Kay Gee • Marley Marl • Naughty by Nature • Williams Hunter, Wendy • Treach • Glasberg, Lisa • Vin Rock • Flex, Funkmaster • Mercado, Noel • Hot 97
Place
New York City • United States • North and Central America
Topic
Hip-hop (Music) • Rappers (Musicians) • DJs (Musicians) • Radio
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • New York City • State • New York • Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Fliers (printed matter)
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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Pair of earrings by Sterling Vance Hykes

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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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