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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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Flier of Hot 97 radio hosts

Date
1995
Created by
Hot 97, American, founded 1948
Subject of
Wendy Williams Hunter, American, born 1964
Angela "Angie" Martinez, American, born 1971
Fatman Scoop, American, 1968 - 2024
Patra, Jamaican, born 1972
Miss Jones
Marley Marl, American, born 1962
Description
A flier for hosts on the radio station Hot 97. The front of the flier has the image of six people sitting and standing on a bench with a bridge in the background. White text at the top of the flier reads [Dance Hall Queen Patra and the / Hot 97 / Posse]. Marley Marl is seated in the front left of the photo wearing a backwards baseball cap, sunglasses, a white and black raglan shirt, black pants, and sneakers. Miss Jones is seated in the front row to the right of Marl. She has her hands up and is wearing hoop earrings, a white Fubu t-shirt. Angie Martinez is standing behind Jones. She has her hands up and is wearing a white jacket and pants. Patra is standing in the front of the photo to the right of Jones. Patra has her arms out to the sides and is standing looking off the left. She is wearing a black shirt, jeans, and black belt. Scoop is seated in the front of the photo on the far right. He is wearing a navy collared shirt, white jeans, and red Nike sneakers. Wendy Williams is standing in the back far right of the photo. She is wearing sunglasses and is wearing a black shirt and jeans with sneakers. The Hot 97 logo is printed on the bottom left corner which reads [HOT 97 / WHERE HIP HOP LIVES].The back of the flier reads [HOT 97's 1995 FALL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN / Front Row (I r): Marley Marl (On air personality/Sunday Nights 11pm 12Mid), / Miss Jones (On air personality/Weekends), Epic Recording Artist Patra, / and Scoop (On air personality/Weekday Overnights 12mid 5:00am) // Back Row (l r): Angie Martinez (On air personality/Weekday Nights 6pm 10pm) / and Wendy Willilams (On air personality/Weekday Afternoons 2pm 6pm). The Hot 97 logo is printed below the text which reads [HOT 97 / WHERE HIP HOP LIVES].
Place made
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
DJs (Musicians)
Hip-hop (Music)
Music
Musicians
Radio
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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
2020.30.1.5
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 Hot 97 radio hosts
Record ID
nmaahc_2020.30.1.5
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
FLIER OF HOT 97 RADIO HOSTS
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
1990s
Name
Marley Marl • Williams Hunter, Wendy • Martinez, Angela "Angie" • Patra • Jones, Miss • Scoop, Fatman • Hot 97
Place
New York City • United States • North and Central America
Topic
Hip-hop (Music) • 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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Greenwood / Black Wall Street

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Which Black woman became the first elected to the United States Congress?

Shirley Chisholm, elected in 1968.