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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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Katherine Johnson — Mathematics to the Moon

Katherine Johnson’s mathematical calculations helped guide some of America’s most important early space missions while she confronted the racial and gender barriers faced by Black women in twentieth-century America.

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PIN-UP, Reconstructions, Issue 29

Date
2020
Published by
Febu Publishing, American
Edited by
Felix Burrichter, American
Photograph by
David Hartt, Canadian, born 1967
Description
A copy of PIN-UP Magazine, Issue 29, Fall/Winter 2020-2021, a special issue on the 2021 Museum of Modern Art exhibition “Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America.” The magazine has a bright blue cover and the interior edge has a zig-zag cut to the pages. Along the top margin is large black text that reads "PIN - UP." Centered under it is smaller text that reads "Magazine for / Architectural / Entertainment." Below the text are two rows of color portraits of the artists and architects from the Reconstructions exhibit, photographed by David Hartt. The rectangular portraits are arranged in a staggered pattern from the outside edges and narrowing to a point at the right-hand side, where there is a barcode. In the bottom right-hand corner is black text that reads "RECONSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL / BY DAVID HARTT."
There are 194 pages, including a special sixteen (16) page insert on the Reconstructions exhibition. The special section features interviews by David Hartt with architects, designers, and artists comprising the Black Reconstruction Collective (BRC): Emanuel Admassu, Germane Barnes, Sekou Cooke, J. Yolande Daniels, Felecia Davis, Mario Gooden, Walter Hood, Olalekan Jeyifous, V. Mitch McEwen, and Amanda Williams. The BRC’s “Manifesting Statement” is also printed in the special section. Other contents in the issue include activist graphic language selections from Jerome Harris, Paola Antonelli on revolutionary new materials, David Fortin on decolonizing design, Philippe Malouin’s bold new design moves, BIPOC Studios classifieds by Dong-Ping Wong, Gregory Ketant on Quantum Architecture, a tribute to the late great legend Nanda Vigo; the urban interventions of Hong Kong protesters, and Camille Okhio on the curse of Versailles. The back cover features an advertisement for Hermès.
Place made
United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Activism
African diaspora
Architecture
Art
Communities
Design
Museums
Photography
Race discrimination
Resistance
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Classification
Books and Published Materials
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Felix Burrichter
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2021.83.1
Type
magazines (periodicals)
Restrictions & Rights
© FEBU Publishing LLC
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
Title
Title • PIN-UP, Reconstructions, Issue 29
Record ID
nmaahc_2021.83.1
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
PIN-UP, RECONSTRUCTIONS, ISSUE 29
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
2020s
Name
Hartt, David • Febu Publishing • Burrichter, Felix
Place
United States • North and Central America
Topic
African diaspora • Design • Photography • Resistance • Activism • Art • Discrimination • Architecture • Communities • Race • Museums
Culture
African Americans • Africans
Geo Location
Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America
Type
Magazines (periodicals)
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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PIN-UP, Issue 31: Radical Optimism!?

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Photograph of Maud Ariel McKoy, mother of General Colin L. Powell

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TOPIC OF THE DAY

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

Shirley Chisholm, elected in 1968.