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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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The Truths They Never Taught You...

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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Jersey worn by Saskia Webber for the New York Power

Date
2002-2003
Description
Saskia Webber's New York Power soccer jersey. The yellow jersey is long-sleeve with a stretch black mandarin-style collar and black stretch cuffs on the sleeves. The jersey is two shades of yellow. The chest and the majority of the sleeves are a dark yellow, while stomach, back, and a strip down sleeves are a lighter yellow. A black Nike swoosh logo is located on the front proper right chest. The NY Power logo is at center. The logo is made up of block letters with black shadows, reading [NY] in purple, outlined in yellow, followed by [POWER] in white, outlined in yellow. The "o" in "power" is a white and purple soccer ball. A black [1] is in the bottom proper left side of the front of the jersey. The sleeves have both shoulder padding and elbow padding. The proper left sleeve has a United States flag patch just under the shoulder, with a Band-Aid patch below reading: [BAND-AID / BRAND FIRST AID PRODUCTS]. The proper right sleeve has two patches just above the elbow. The top patch is a Time Warner patch, a white rectangular patch with [TIME WARNER] in gray on the right, [CABLE] below a solid red horizontal line on the right, and the Time Warner logo on the left in blue. The bottom patch is a WUSA patch a red and blue rectangular patch, with [W] then a five-point star, followed by [USA] on the red portion in white thread, with an abstract figure of a woman and a ball on the blue portion to the right, in white thread. The interior tag is located inside the back collar, and is black with white thread type, with the Nike Team logo at top. The red thread reads: [SIZE M HEIGHT 178/GB 39/41 I 48/52/F 48/52 D 48/52/MADE IN U.K./FABRIQUE EN U.K.] below in white. Reverse has a white Nike check logo at top, with [RN# 56323/CA# 05553/RFC#NME 920220 KL4] with [IM# 65522I10567] at the bottom upside down. Another interior tag on interior proper left seam, near bottom edge of jersey, is white with black type, with manufacturing information, materials (100% Polyester), and where the jersey was made on the front and care and wash instructions on the reverse, repeated in English, French, and Spanish. The back of the jersey has black print at the top center that reads: [WEBBER] and lack print at center that reads: [1].
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Classification
Clothing - Sports Uniforms
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.7
Type
jerseys
Restrictions & Rights
© Nike
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on polyester
Dimensions
H x W x D: 31 1/2 × 24 × 16 in. (80 × 61 × 40.6 cm)
Title
Object Name • Jersey worn by Saskia Webber for the New York Power
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.7
Museum
NMAAHC
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JERSEY WORN BY SASKIA WEBBER FOR THE NEW YORK POWER
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
2000s
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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Jersey worn by Saskia Webber for the New York Power

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The energetic and powerful Bishop Abraham Mitchum, Sr. renders deliverance through the gift of “laying on the hands” at New Jerusalem Temple Bible Way Church, Washington, D. C., 2003

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The Meaning of Black Power

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Black Power Button

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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

Who became the first Black woman to travel into space?

Mae Jemison, aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.