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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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Wilmington 1898 — An American Coup

Wilmington, North Carolina once had a thriving Black middle class and an elected interracial government. In 1898 white supremacists used violence to overthrow that government, kill Black residents and drive many others from the city.

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Cover design for ELLE DECOR magazine with illustration by Rachelle A. Baker

Date
March 2021
Created by
ELLE DECOR, American, founded 1989
Illustrated by
Rachelle A. Baker, American
Designed by
Mallory Roynon
Description
Digital design files of final cover for March 2021 issue of ELLE DECOR magazine featuring a digital illustration by Rachelle A. Baker. The digital object consists of six files: 1 InDesign (.indd), 3 font files (.otf), 1 Photoshop (.psd) and one text (.txt).
The digital object consists of the following files:
2021.85.1a: EDC030121Cover-Illo_lo.indd (5.39 MB)
2021.85.1b: ElleGaboryStd-Light.otf (0.015 MB)
2021.85.1c: ElleGaboryStd-Medium.otf (0.014 MB)
2021.85.1d: ElleGaboryStd-UltraLight.otf (0.013 MB)
2021.85.1e: EDC030121cover_illo01.psd (77.4 MB)
2021.85.1f: Package.txt
2021.85.2: EDC030121Cover-Illo_lo.pdf (4.62 MB)
The featured illustration is a symbolic re-imagining of Nancy Lancaster’s famous “Yellow Room," and features a Black woman wearing a yellow dress, ensconced on a beige sofa in a room with bright yellow walls. Across the top is black text reading [INTERIORS GOOD ENOUGH TO FRAME / ELLE DECOR / MARCH 2021]. At bottom left is cream text reading [The Art Issue / CREATIVES / COLLECTORS & / CONNOISSEURS / AT HOME / "Re-Seeing" an Influential English Parlor p. 24].
The interior room featured in the illustration has a cream-colored barrel cove ceiling with gilt wood cornices, a crystal chandelier, and a seating arrangement of mostly beige upholstered pieces surrounding a yellow rug atop beige carpeting. Along the left wall, is a large portrait of a woman along with two smaller framed works. The back wall features white double doors replete with mirrored ornamental casing and square panel molding and flanked by pineapple candelabras set on stands. Bookshelves on either side of the doors are stocked with red books and topped with red ornamental vases in front of mirrors in decorative gold frames. Beige curtains with decorative rope tassels drape along the right wall, adjacent to a painting. The woman, who has voluminous black hair, sits on a beige sofa underneath the painting. She wears a loose yellow dress and red heels, leaning slightly forward, with her proper left hand on her cheek and her proper right hand in her lap. A red wingback chair is in the image's foreground, facing a writing desk used as a sofa table, topped by a potted plant, three books, a small bottle, and several other items.
Place depicted
London, Greater London, England, Europe
Topic
African American
Art
Design
Graphic design
Interior design
Mass media
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Classification
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of ELLE DECOR
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2021.85
Type
digital media - born digital
Restrictions & Rights
Illustration by Rachelle Baker, originally appeared in ELLE DECOR March 2021, a publication of Hearst Magazine Media, Inc, © Hearst Magazine Media, Inc, ® Elle Decor
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
digital
Dimensions
Total: 87.45 MB
Title
Object Name • Cover design for ELLE DECOR magazine with illustration by Rachelle A. Baker
Record ID
nmaahc_2021.85
Museum
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COVER DESIGN FOR ELLE DECOR MAGAZINE WITH ILLUSTRATION BY RACHELLE A. BAKER
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
2020s
Name
ELLE DECOR • Baker, Rachelle A. • Roynon, Mallory
Place
Greater London • Europe • London • England
Topic
Design • Graphic arts • Art • Interior decoration • Mass media
Culture
African Americans
Geo Location
City • London • State • Greater London • Country • England • Continent • Europe
Type
digital media - born digital
Online Media Type
Full text documents • 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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Cover design for ELLE DECOR magazine with illustration by Rachelle A. Baker

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Digital illustration by Rachelle A. Baker for the cover of Elle Decor magazine

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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

What prosperous Tulsa district became widely known as “Black Wall Street”?

The Greenwood District.