In 1985, police dropped a bomb in a Philadelphia neighborhood. Their target? A family of Black radicals known as ‘MOVE,’ who found... more
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In this live discussion from the Hot Docs festival, Matthew joins Falen Johnson on stage to speak about the stories... more
In this On Air Fest exclusive, host Matthew Amha sits down with activist and MOVE member Mike Africa Jr. to... more
In the early hours of May 13, 1985, police direct residents of Osage Avenue in West Philadelphia to leave their... more
A quiet and reclusive young man is conscripted to war in Korea and returns having been made anew. Vincent Leaphart... more
By the 1970s, both local and federal law enforcement have perfected a system to subvert and neutralize Black liberation movements... more
Complaints from neighbours about MOVE’s lifestyle lead to increasingly violent clashes with police. One confrontation turns deadly, and by 1978,... more
The MOVE 9 are catapulted into the international spotlight, facing more than 900 years between them for the death of... more
In 1983, the City of Philadelphia elects its first Black mayor as successor to Frank Rizzo. Woodrow Wilson Goode inherits... more
After a commission finds that city officials and police were negligent in their actions on May 13, 1985, a reeling... more
To those that remember, it’s known simply as the bombing of West Philly. In the spring of 1985, the City... more
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