The MOVE Family Compilation (1978-2020)

MOVE 9, 1978 Powelton Village MOVE headquarter Delbert Africa Chuckie Africa Janine Africa Janet Africa Move Members Press Coverage News Reporting Mayor Rizzo Police Surveillance (1978)

 Ramona Africa speaks at a demo re: Housing and Human Rights in SF (1997)

Brother Delbert Africa speaks to us from SCI Dallas. Simply listen as he tells us about MOVE and what it means to be On A Move! (2019)

Today marks the 40th anniversary of a massive police operation in Philadelphia that culminated in the siege of the headquarters of the black radical group known as MOVE. The group was founded by John Africa, and all its members took the surname Africa. It was August 8, 1978, when police tried to remove members of MOVE from their communal home with water cannons and battering rams, even as some continued to hide in the basement with children. During the siege on MOVE’s house, gunfire was exchanged, and a police officer named James Ramp was killed. Two years later, nine MOVE members were convicted of third-degree murder in Ramp’s death. They were sentenced to 30 to 100 years in prison and became the MOVE 9. We speak with Debbie Africa, the first of the nine to be released from prison, and her son Mike Jr. At the time of Debbie’s arrest, she was 8-and-a-half months pregnant with her son, who was born inside prison. They were reunited on June 16 after nearly four decades separated. We also air footage from the documentary ”MOVE: Confrontation in Philadelphia,” directed and produced by Karen Pomer and Jane Manicini. (2018)

In honor of Black History Month, Delbert and Janine Africa from the MOVE 9 join the show to discuss their fight for freedom with the MOVE organization. Hosted by Vanessa Maria Graber. (2020)

Medical neglect within the prison system is a tool deliberately used by the state to bypass the courts in order to execute prisoners. Delbert Africa of the MOVE 9 died on Monday, June 15th. He was released in January after spending 42 years in jail for a crime he did not commit. Last August he was hospitalized while in prison and received inadequate care. Upon his release UPenn doctors expressed their concern over the types of treatment he was given and denied while incarcerated. The cause of death should be treated as murder. This is the uncut MOVE press conference I filmed yesterday to address what happened to Del, and Phil and Merle before him, and countless other prisoners who are facing medical execution. Discussions about defunding/abolishing police must also address the medical malfeasance (if not outright total abolition) of the prison industrial complex. For more information: http://mikeafricajr.com http://onamove.com (2020)

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