Decades after MOVE bombing in Philly, a surviving son wants to preserve group’s legacy Published: Sep. 02, 2024, 10:34 a.m. FILE - In May of 1985, scores of row houses burn in a fire in the West ...

Tuesday marks 40 years since the MOVE bombing in Philadelphia. On May 13, 1985, Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on a rowhome in Cobbs Creek. The resulting fire was allowed to burn and spread to ...

THE MOVE BOMBING. It was a standoff years in the making at 6221 Osage Avenue — the headquarters of a group called MOVE. The neighbors were fed up. The cops had warrants. And the members of the ...

Learn more about the history of the MOVE bombing on its 40th anniversary through these documentaries, book and podcast series. The May 13, 1985, tragedy occurred when police dropped an explosive ...

After marking 39 years since the MOVE bombing earlier this week, an exhibit at the Paul Robeson House and Museum in West Philadelphia aims to tell the story before and after the deadly event. “MOVE: ...

Speaker, writer and activist Mike Africa Jr. takes readers back to 1985 in his new book, "On a Move: Philadelphia's Notorious Bombing and a Native Son's Lifelong Battle for Justice." ...

MOVE (which is not an acronym) was founded in 1973 by Mike Africa Jr.’s great uncle, John Africa, born Vincent Lephart. In some ways, it was decades ahead of its time. Africa shunned modern ...

A legacy of disrespect. The 1985 MOVE bombing stands as a stark reminder of institutional violence against Black communities.

Along the way, Felix explores the long legacy of scientific racism, lingering questions over the 1985 MOVE bombing, and evolving ethics in the field of biological anthropology.

Leaders of the MOVE organization believe the Penn Museum may have another set of remains belonging to a third child victim of the 1985 police bombing of the group’s West Philadelphia house. Last ...