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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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Revision Path: Episode 233; Hadiya Williams

Date
March 12, 2018
Produced by
Maurice Cherry, American
Interview of
Hadiya Williams, American, born 1978
Description
Episode 233 of the Revision Path podcast. It begins with host Maurice Cherry naming some of the episode’s sponsors, before advertising jobs currently posted on the show’s Job Board. As the show’s soundtrack plays, Cherry welcomes the listeners and names the following sponsors: Glitch, Google Design and MailChimp. Afterwards, he shares one of the reviews of the podcast that was posted on Apple Podcasts, and comments on the positive feedback the show’s Black Panther episode received.
Cherry then introduces his guest for that episode, Hadiya Williams. Some of the topics they discuss in the interview include: technology and design culture in Washington, DC, especially for black designers; AIGA; Hadiya Williams’ typical workday; how Williams founded her company, Black Pepper Paperie; Williams’ education at Bowie State University and Chicago’s Columbia College; the difference between design and art; the role of museums in her creative process; as well as the black aesthetic and the importance of incorporating African heritage in design.
Toward the end of the interview, Cherry asks Williams where the audience can find her online and thanks her for her participation. After the interview, background music fades in as Cherry thanks the episode’s sponsors again and implores his listeners to become patrons.
Place made
United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Africa
Topic
African American
African diaspora
Art
Design
Education
Graphic design
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
Museums
Photography
Women
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Classification
Time-based Media - Audio
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maurice Cherry and Glitch, Inc.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2019.47.5.1
Type
sound recordings
digital media - born digital
Restrictions & Rights
© Maurice Cherry and Glitch, Inc
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
digital
Dimensions
Duration: 50 min., 7 sec.
File size: 48.2 MB
Title
Title • Revision Path: Episode 233; Hadiya Williams
Record ID
nmaahc_2019.47.5.1
Museum
NMAAHC
Title Sort
REVISION PATH: EPISODE 233; HADIYA WILLIAMS
Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Metadata Usage
CC0
Date
2010s
Name
Williams, Hadiya • Cherry, Maurice
Place
District of Columbia • United States • North and Central America • Africa • Washington
Topic
African diaspora • Design • Photography • Women • Graphic arts • Art • Education • HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) • Museums
Culture
African Americans • Africans
Geo Location
Country • United States • Continent • North and Central America • City • Washington • State • District of Columbia • Continent • Africa
Type
digital media - born digital • Sound recordings
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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José Williams Playing the Sax

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Academy Award, Best Sound, Glory, presented to Russell Williams, II

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Academy Award, Best Sound, Dances with Wolves, presented to Russell Williams, II

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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.