MOVE Bombing Anniversary

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Dozens gather on Osage Avenue to mark the 40th anniversary of the MOVE bombing

Forty years ago, after a 12-hour standoff between police and members of the Black-led, back-to-nature group MOVE, the city of Philadelphia bombed a home, letting the fire spread across two city blocks through dozens of rowhouses. Eleven members of the group were killed. Five were children.

Axios · 1d

Philadelphia marks 40th anniversary of MOVE bombing

Driving the news: The Community College of Philadelphia is hosting a daylong symposium on the 40th anniversary of the bombing today from 9am to 4pm inside the Winnet Building's Great Hall. Scholars, journalists, artists and cultural leaders will discuss the bombing and its aftermath.

CBS News · 4h

MOVE bombing 40 years later: For many, Philadelphia hasn't done enough to rectify "unconscionable" act

Tuesday marks 40 years since the 1985 MOVE bombing in Philadelphia, one of the darkest moments in the city's history.

1don MSN

Residents, photojournalist reflect on 1985 MOVE bombing 40 years later

Longtime NBC10 photojournalist Pete Kane was only hundreds of feet away from the shootout and deadly bombing of the MOVE headquarters in Philadelphia in 1985. For the 40-year anniversary of that ...

Billy Penn8h

The ongoing struggle over the meaning of the MOVE bombing

MOVE supporters also took the opportunity to argue that the group should be remembered for its role as a Black liberation ...

PhillyVoice1d

Learn about the MOVE bombing through these documentaries, book and podcast

In addition to starring in a documentary, Mike Africa Jr. penned a book in 2024. "On a Move" traces the history of MOVE from ...

3dOpinion

Four decades after MOVE, Philadelphia still struggles to learn lessons that led it to become the city that bombed itself | Editorial

Actions by the city before, during, and after May 13, 1985, still loom large. In fact, one could argue MOVE is a microcosm ...

Billy Penn13h

The kids behind a MOVE bombing historical marker; Philly influencers; Weekly gun violence brief | Morning roundup

The historical marker for the MOVE bombing was the work of middle schoolers. Here’s their story … As Philly works to ...

The Nation on MSN1d

40 Years After the MOVE Bombing, the Scars Remain

Mike Africa Jr. was only 6 years old when Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on 6221 Osage Avenue. But he remembers ...

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