MOVE Bombing Anniversary

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Community remembers victims of MOVE bombing in Philadelphia

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.

Bossip · 2h

MOVE bombing 40th anniversary in Philadelphia

Philadelphia Police dropped a bomb on a house on Osage Avenue, a reckless attack that took the lives of 11 people.

CBS Philadelphia on MSN · 17h

Community remembers victims of MOVE bombing in Philadelphia on 40th anniversary

Forty years after the MOVE bombing on Osage Avenue in Philadelphia, members of the community gathered at the site to remember the victims. On May 13, 1985, Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on a rowhome in Cobbs Creek.

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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 ...

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MOVE supporters gather in Cobbs Creek, 40 years after deadly bombing by Philly police at the organization’s HQ

The bombing on May 13, 1985 claimed the lives of 11 people, including five children, and decimated an entire block in Cobbs Creek.

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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 ...

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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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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 ...

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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 ...

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