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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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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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List of Seattle Seahawks first-round draft picks

Lawrence Jackson, Seattle's 2008 first-round pick.

The Seattle Seahawks joined the National Football League (NFL) in 1976 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[1] They participated in their first draft, the 1976 NFL draft and selected Steve Niehaus, a defensive tackle from Notre Dame. The team's most recent first-round selection was in 2026, which was the selection of Jadarian Price, a running back.

Every year during April, each NFL franchise seeks to add new players to its roster through a collegiate draft known as "the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting", which is more commonly known as the NFL Draft. Teams are ranked in inverse order based on the previous season's record, with the worst record picking first, and the second worst picking second and so on. The two exceptions to this order are made for teams that appeared in the previous Super Bowl; the Super Bowl champion always picks 32nd, and the Super Bowl loser always picks 31st. Teams have the option of trading away their picks to other teams for different picks, players, cash, or a combination thereof. Thus, it is not uncommon for a team's actual draft pick to differ from their assigned draft pick, or for a team to have extra or no draft picks in any round due to these trades.[2]

The Seahawks have never selected the number one overall pick in any draft, although they have selected the second overall pick twice, the third overall pick three times and the fourth overall pick twice. The team's four selections from Notre Dame are the most chosen by the Seahawks from one university.

Key

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^ Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
— The Seahawks did not draft a player in the first round that year.
Year Each year links to an article about that particular NFL Draft.
Pick Indicates the number of the pick within the first round
Position Indicates the position of the player in the NFL
College The player's college football team

Player selections

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Seattle Seahawks first-round draft picks
Year Pick Player name Position College Notes
1976 2 Steve Niehaus DT Notre Dame
1977 14 Steve August G Tulsa [3]
1978 9 Keith Simpson DB Memphis State
1979 18 Manu Tuiasosopo DT UCLA
1980 10 Jacob Green DE Texas A&M [4]
1981 4 Kenny Easley^ S UCLA
1982 6 Jeff Bryant DE Clemson
1983 3 Curt Warner RB Penn State [5]
1984 22 Terry Taylor CB Southern Illinois
1985 — No pick [6]
1986 15 John L. Williams FB Florida
1987 18 Tony Woods LB Pittsburgh
1988 22 Brian Bosworth LB Oklahoma [7]
1989 15 Andy Heck OT Notre Dame [8]
1990 3 Cortez Kennedy^ DT Miami (FL) [9]
1991 16 Dan McGwire QB San Diego State
1992 10 Ray Roberts OT Virginia
1993 2 Rick Mirer QB Notre Dame
1994 8 Sam Adams DT Texas A&M
1995 8 Joey Galloway WR Ohio State
1996 21 Pete Kendall OT Boston College [10]
1997 3 Shawn Springs CB Ohio State [11]
6 Walter Jones^ OT Florida State [12]
1998 15 Anthony Simmons LB Clemson
1999 22 Lamar King DE Saginaw Valley State [13]
2000 19 Shaun Alexander RB Alabama [14]
22 Chris McIntosh OT Wisconsin
2001 9 Koren Robinson WR North Carolina State [15]
17 Steve Hutchinson^ G Michigan [16]
2002 28 Jerramy Stevens TE Washington [17]
2003 11 Marcus Trufant CB Washington State
2004 23 Marcus Tubbs DT Texas
2005 26 Chris Spencer C Mississippi [18]
2006 31 Kelly Jennings CB Miami (FL)
2007 — No pick [19]
2008 28 Lawrence Jackson DE Southern California [20]
2009 4 Aaron Curry LB Wake Forest
2010 6 Russell Okung OT Oklahoma State
14 Earl Thomas S Texas [21]
2011 25 James Carpenter OG Alabama
2012 15 Bruce Irvin DE West Virginia [22]
2013 — No pick [23]
2014 [24]
2015
2016 31 Germain Ifedi G/T Texas A&M
2017 — No pick
2018 27 Rashaad Penny RB San Diego State
2019 29 L. J. Collier DE TCU
2020 27 Jordyn Brooks LB Texas Tech
2021 — No pick
2022 9 Charles Cross OT Mississippi State
2023 5 Devon Witherspoon CB Illinois
20 Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR Ohio State
2024 16 Byron Murphy II DT Texas
2025 18 Grey Zabel OG North Dakota State
2026 32 Jadarian Price RB Notre Dame

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "History: NFL Football – Seattle Seahawks". SportsPool.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved December 5, 2007.
  2. ^ Alder, James. "NFL Draft Basics: Determining Order of Selection". About.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2007. Retrieved December 5, 2007.
  3. ^ The Dallas Cowboys traded the 14th pick of the 1977 first round and two 1977 second-round picks to the Seahawks for the 2nd pick of the 1977 first round (Tony Dorsett)."1977 NFL Draft Pick Transactions". Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  4. ^ The Buffalo Bills traded the 10th pick of the 1980 first round to the Seahawks for the 16th pick of the 1980 first round (Jim Ritcher) and a 1980 third-round pick."1980 NFL Draft Pick Transactions". Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  5. ^ The Houston Oilers traded the 2nd pick of the 1983 first round (Eric Dickerson) to the Los Angeles Rams for the 3rd pick of the 1983 first round, a 1983 fourth-round pick, and a 1984 fourth-round pick. The Oilers then traded the 3rd pick of the 1983 first round to the Seahawks for the 9th pick of the 1983 first round (Bruce Matthews), a 1983 second-round pick, and a 1983 third-round pick."1983 NFL Draft Pick Transactions". Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  6. ^ The Cincinnati Bengals traded Blair Bush to the Seahawks for the 25th pick of the 1985 first round (Emanuel King)."1985 NFL Draft Pick Transactions". Archived from the original on April 15, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  7. ^ The Seahawks used the 22nd pick of the first round to choose Bosworth in the NFL supplemental draft in 1987.[1]
  8. ^ The Arizona Cardinals traded Kelly Stouffer to the Seahawks for the 17th pick in the 1989 first round (Joe Wolf, a 1988 fifth-round pick, and a 1989 fifth-round. The Seahawks traded Fredd Young to Indianapolis Colts for the 15th pick of the 1989 first round and the 10th pick of the 1990 first round (Ray Agnew).[link removed]
  9. ^ The Seahawks traded the 10th pick of the 1990 first round (Ray Agnew) that they had received from the Colts the prior year and their 8th pick of the 1990 first round to the New England Patriots for the 3rd pick of the 1990 first round and a 1990 second-round pick."1990 NFL Draft Pick Transactions". Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  10. ^ The Seahawks traded their 14th pick of the 1996 first round (Eddie George) to the Houston Oilers for Glenn Montgomery and the 17th pick of the 1996 first round (LB Reggie Brown). The Seahawks then traded Brown to the Detroit Lions for the 21st pick of the 1996 first round and a 1996 third-round pick."1996 NFL Draft Pick Transactions". Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2007.
  11. ^ The Seahawks traded the 11th pick of the 1997 first round (Michael Booker), a 1997 second-round pick, a 1997 third-round pick, and a 1997 fourth-round pick to the Atlanta Falcons for the 3rd pick of the 1997 first round and a 1997 third-round pick."1997 NFL Draft Pick Transactions". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2007.
  12. ^ The Seahawks traded the 12th pick of the 1997 first round (Warrick Dunn) and a 1997 third-round pick to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the 6th pick of the 1997 first round."1997 NFL Draft Pick Transactions". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2007.
  13. ^ The Seahawks traded the 17th pick of the 1999 first round (Damien Woody) to the New England Patriots for the 20th pick of the 1999 first round (Ebenezer Ekuban), a 1999 third-round pick and a 1999 sixth-round pick. The Dallas Cowboys then traded the 22nd pick of the 1999 first round and a 1999 fifth-round pick to the Seahawks for Ebenezer Ekuban."1999 NFL Draft Pick Transactions". Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2007.
  14. ^ The Seahawks traded Joey Galloway to the Dallas Cowboys for the 19th pick of the 2000 first round and the 7th pick of the 2001 first round (Andre Carter)."2000 NFL Draft Pick Transactions". Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2007.
  15. ^ The San Francisco 49ers traded the 9th pick of the 2001 first round, a 2001 third-round pick, and a 2001 seventh-round pick to the Seahawks for the 7th pick of the 2001 first round and a 2001 sixth-round pick."2001 NFL Draft Pick Transactions". Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  16. ^ The Green Bay Packers traded Matt Hasselbeck, the 17th pick of the 2001 first round, a 2001 seventh-round pick to the Seahawks for the 10th pick of the 2001 first round (Jamal Reynolds) and a 2001 third-round pick."2001 NFL Draft Pick Transactions". Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  17. ^ The Green Bay Packers traded the 28th pick of the 2002 first round (Jerramy Stevens) and a 2002 second-round pick to the Seahawks for the 20th pick of the 2002 first round (Javon Walker) and a 2002 fifth-round pick."2002 NFL Draft Pick Transactions". Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2008.
  18. ^ The Oakland Raiders traded the 26th pick in the 2005 first-round (Chris Spencer) and a 2005 fifth-round pick to the Seahawks for the 23rd pick of the 2005 first round."2005 NFL Draft Pick Transactions". Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2007.
  19. ^ The Seahawks traded the 24th pick (Brandon Meriweather) of the 2007 first round to the New England Patriots for Deion Branch."2007 NFL Draft Pick Transactions". Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2007.
  20. ^ The Dallas Cowboys traded the 28th pick in the 2008 first round (Lawrence Jackson), a 2008 fifth-round pick and a 2008 seventh-round pick to the Seahawks for the 25th pick in the 2008 first round."2008 NFL Draft Pick Pending Transactions". Archived from the original on April 15, 2008. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
  21. ^ Denver traded this selection to Seattle for a 2009 second-round selection (37th overall)."Draft trade tracker: All the moves: Broncos trade up to take CB Alphonso Smith". NFL.com. National Football League. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
  22. ^ Seattle traded their 2012 first-round selection (12th overall) to Eagles for Eagles' 2012 first-round selection (15th overall), fourth-round selection (114th overall), and sixth-round selection (172nd overall)."Philadelphia Eagles trade for No. 12 pick, take Fletcher Cox". NFL. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  23. ^ Seattle traded this selection, its seventh-round selection (214th overall), and their 2014 third-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for wide receiver Percy Harvin. <Wobschall, Mike (March 12, 2013). "Vikings Trade Percy Harvin, Invest in Young Nucleus Built Through Draft". Vikings.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  24. ^ Seattle traded this selection to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota's second- and fourth-round selections (40th &108th overall).Crabtree, Curtis (May 8, 2014). "Vikings trade up to select Teddy Bridgewater with final first-round selection". Pro Football Talk. Archived from the original on May 9, 2014. Retrieved May 8, 2014.

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List of Seattle Seahawks first-round draft picks

The Seattle Seahawks joined the National Football League (NFL) in 1976 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They participated in their first draft, the 1976 NFL draft and selected Steve Niehaus, a defensive tackle from Notre Dame. The team's most recent first-round selection was in 2026, which was the selection of Jadarian Price, a running back. Every year during April, each NFL franchise seeks to add new players to its roster through a collegiate draft known as "the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting", which is more commonly known as the NFL Draft. Teams are ranked in inverse order based on the previous season's record, with the worst record picking first, and the second worst picking second and so on. The two exceptions to this order are made for teams that appeared in the previous Super Bowl; the Super Bowl champion always picks 32nd, and the Super Bowl loser always picks 31st. Teams have the option of trading away their picks to other teams for different picks, players, cash, or a combination thereof. Thus, it is not uncommon for a team's actual draft pick to differ from their assigned draft pick, or for a team to have extra or no draft picks in any round due to these trades. The Seahawks have never selected the number one overall pick in any draft, although they have selected the second overall pick twice, the third overall pick three times and the fourth overall pick twice. The team's four selections from Notre Dame are the most chosen by the Seahawks from one university.

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List of Houston Texans first-round draft picks

The Houston Texans are a professional American football team from Houston, playing in the National Football League (NFL). They joined the NFL in 2002 as an expansion franchise. Following the controversial relocation of the Houston Oilers to Nashville and the NFL's need for a 32nd team in the league, Houston was awarded the upcoming franchise, at a cost of $700 million paid by then-owner Bob McNair. The Houston Texans made their first selection as an NFL team in the 2002 NFL draft, selecting Fresno State quarterback David Carr number 1 overall. The team's most recent first-round selection was Keylan Rutledge, a guard from Georgia Tech in 2026. Every year during April, each NFL franchise seeks to add new players to its roster through a collegiate draft known as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting," which is more commonly known as the NFL Draft. Teams are ranked in inverse order based on the previous season's record, with the team with the worst record picking first, and the second worst picking second and so on. The two exceptions to this order are made for teams that appeared in the previous Super Bowl; the Super Bowl champion always picks 32nd, with the loser of the big game always picking 31st. Teams have the option of trading away their picks to other teams for different picks, players, cash, or a combination thereof. Thus, it is not uncommon for a team's actual draft pick to differ from their assigned draft pick, or for a team to have extra or no draft picks in any round due to these trades. The Texans have selected number one overall three times, David Carr in 2002, Mario Williams in 2006, and Jadeveon Clowney in 2014. The Houston Texans have only three times drafted two or more times in the first round, which occurred in 2004, 2022 and 2023. Andre Johnson is the Texans' only draft pick to be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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Tyrann Mathieu

Tyrann Devine Mathieu (; born May 13, 1992) is an American former professional football safety who played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Nicknamed "the Honey Badger" (after the mammal of the same name), Mathieu played college football for the LSU Tigers where he gained a reputation for causing turnovers, setting a Southeastern Conference record with 11 career forced fumbles. As a sophomore, he won the Chuck Bednarik Award as the best defensive player in college football, was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, and was recognized as a consensus All-American. Mathieu was dismissed from the LSU football program after that season due to a violation of team rules. After spending a year out of football in 2012, he was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft, reuniting him in the defensive backfield with former college teammate Patrick Peterson. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team and earned three invitations to the Pro Bowl. Mathieu has also been selected to the first-team All-Pro team three times and the second-team All-Pro team once, having been selected to both in 2019 (as a first-team defensive back and a second-team safety). Mathieu also played for the Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs (where he was a member of the team that won Super Bowl LIV), and New Orleans Saints.

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2012 NFL draft

The 2012 NFL draft was the 77th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible American football players for their rosters. The draft, which is officially called the "NFL Player Selection Meeting", was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City from April 26 to April 28, 2012. There were 253 draft selections: 221 regular selections and 32 compensatory selections. The Indianapolis Colts, who compiled the league's worst season in 2011 with a 2–14 record, had the right to the first selection. A record 26 prospects attended the draft in person. Quarterback prospect Andrew Luck received significant attention in the weeks preceding the draft. On April 17, Indianapolis general manager Ryan Grigson announced that the team would take Luck as their first-overall pick after releasing longtime starting quarterback Peyton Manning, saying it was "the right thing to do" in anticipation of the "media gauntlet" Luck would face in the days leading up to the draft. Luck was highly touted as one of the best quarterback prospects in years and widely regarded as the top overall prospect in the draft. As a result, he had been the subject of the "Suck for Luck" campaigns by fans, who hoped that their teams would end up with the worst record in the 2011 season so they would have the chance to draft him. He was successful with the Colts, but dealt with several injuries throughout his career and decided to retire in 2019 while still in his prime, after winning the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award. Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Robert Griffin III was the subject of another major story in the draft. He was selected second overall by the Washington Redskins and had a breakout rookie season en route to winning that year's NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award; however, Griffin suffered an injury during the postseason that same year and struggled to show the same level of play thereafter; Griffin was released by the Redskins after the 2015 season. The draft was highly regarded for its quarterback talent, with six out of the eleven quarterbacks selected (Luck, Griffin, Ryan Tannehill, Russell Wilson, Nick Foles and Kirk Cousins) selected to at least one Pro Bowl. Tannehill and Foles both had a season in which they led the NFL in passer rating; Foles was also named MVP of Super Bowl LII. As of 2022, Cousins is ranked in the top ten in career passer rating and completion percentage. Wilson was the most successful quarterback of the draft, making nine Pro Bowls and leading the Seahawks to their first Super Bowl victory. The draft also had several notable quarterbacks who are now regarded as draft busts. There were two players drafted in 2012 at 28 years old. Brandon Weeden became the oldest first-round selection in NFL history at 28 years old when he was selected by the Cleveland Browns, but left the team after two seasons. Jeris Pendleton became the oldest seventh-round selection in NFL history at 28 years old when he was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars, but he left the team after one season. Brock Osweiler and Ryan Lindley also had largely unsuccessful careers in the NFL. A rare occurrence happened when the first and final picks in the draft were both quarterbacks and were taken by the same team; Chandler Harnish was chosen with the final pick of the draft by the Colts, causing him to be dubbed Mr. Irrelevant for 2012. Besides its quarterbacks, the draft overall is considered one of the best of all-time with numerous prospects showing Hall of Fame talent throughout their careers, including Defensive Player of the Year winners Luke Kuechly and Stephon Gilmore, along with perennial Pro Bowlers Lavonte David, Harrison Smith, Bobby Wagner, Fletcher Cox, T. Y. Hilton, Chandler Jones, Johnny Hekker and Justin Tucker.

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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

Which Supreme Court case ruled state-sponsored public-school segregation unconstitutional?

Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.