Podcast appearances and mentions of John Africa

Mike Africa Jr., grand nephew of MOVE founder John Africa and author of “On A Move: Philadelphia's Notorious Bombing and a Native Son's Lifelong Battle for Justice,” and Pennsylvania Senator Vincent Hughes marks 40 years since the bombing of their Philadelphia headquarters in an act of state terrorism.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support.

On a Move: Philadelphia's Notorious Bombing and a Native Son's Lifelong Battle for Justice by Mike Africa Jr. https://amzn.to/4cs15Zw The incredible story of MOVE, the revolutionary Black civil liberties group that Philadelphia police bombed in 1985, killing 11 civilians—by one of the few people born into the organization, raised during the bombing's tumultuous aftermath, and entrusted with repairing what was left of his family. "As necessary and powerful as it is captivating." – Michael Harriot, New York Times bestselling author of Black AF History "Searing and urgent." – Bakari Sellers, New York Times bestselling author of My Vanishing Country and The Moment Before police dropped a bomb on a residential neighborhood on May 13, 1985, few people outside Philadelphia were aware that a Black-led civil liberties organization had taken root there. Founded in 1972 by a charismatic ideologue called John Africa, MOVE's mission was to protect all forms of life from systemic oppression. They drew their ideology from the Black Panther Party and pre-dated animal and environmental rights groups like PETA and Earth First. MOVE emerged in an era when Black Philadelphians suffered under devastating policies brought by the long, doomed war in Vietnam, Mayor Frank Rizzo's overtly racist police surveillance, and, eventually, President Ronald Reagan's War on Drugs. MOVE members lived together in a collection of West Philadelphia row houses and took the surname Africa out of admiration for the group's founder. But in MOVE's lifestyle, city officials saw threats to their status quo. Their bombing of MOVE homes shocked the nation and made international news. Eleven people were killed, including five children. And the City of Brotherly Love became known as the City That Bombed Itself. Among the children most affected by the bombing was Mike Africa Jr. Born in jail following a police attack on MOVE that led to his parents' decades-long incarcerations, Mike was six years old and living with his grandmother when MOVE was bombed. In the ensuing years, Mike sought purpose in the ashes left behind. He began learning about the law as a teenager and became adept at speaking and inspiring public support with the help of other MOVE members. In 2018, at age 40, he finally succeeded in getting his parents released from prison. On a Move is one of the most unimaginable stories of injustice and resilience in recent American history. But it is not only one of tragedy. It is about coming-of-age for a young activist, the strong ties of family, and, against all odds, learning how to take indignities on the chin and to work within the very system that created them. At once a harrowing personal account and an impassioned examination of racism and police violence, On a Move testifies to the power of love and hope, in the face of astonishing wrongdoing.

Well hey there listeners, did you miss me? Probably not, but I'll pretend that you've been in a void of interesting history factoids. It's been a literal year plus since I uploaded an episode. And I am starting this party off with some fun history. On today's first episode back in 2024, Trisha and I discussed the MOVE bombing in Philly--who is MOVE, why did everyone (especially their neighbors) hate them, what shout out, and the bombing. Originally called the Christian Movement for Life, MOVE is a communal organization that advocates for nature laws and natural living. At times, it has been viewed as a cult, like many movements that started in the 70s. It was founded in 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, by John Africa (born Vincent Leaphart). John was a West Philadelphia native and Korean War veteran. The name, styled in all capital letters, is not an acronym. MOVE lived in a communal setting in West Philadelphia, abiding by philosophies of anarcho-primitivism, meaning that they wanted to go back to hunter-gatherer type living. The pre-industrial revolutionary world at minimum. WIIIILD. Their ideology combined a wide array of ideologies, including environmentalism, animal rights and an end to capitalism–OR anti-government, anti-technology, and anti-corporation. The group's activities were closely watched by law enforcement, at times leading to armed confrontation, including the 1977 stand-off we touch on in this episode, and the bombing in 1985. Take a listen and let us know what we should talk about next!Sources:https://whyy.org/episodes/the-move-bombing-in-philadelphia-memory-and-justice/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/18/debbie-sims-africa-free-prison-move-nine-philadelphia-police https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/8/8/20747198/philadelphia-bombing-1985-move https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/05/13/406243272/im-from-philly-30-years-later-im-still-trying-to-make-sense-of-the-move-bombing https://whyy.org/articles/how-the-philly-medical-examiners-office-mishandled-move-victims-remains-for-36-years/ 

In 1985, the City of Philadelphia did something unheard of in the United States – it dropped a bomb on one of its neighborhoods.  The resulting fire killed 6 adult and 5 child members of a radical primitivist environmental anarchic group called MOVE.  The fire spread along Osage Avenue, destroyed more than 60 homes, and left 250 men, women, and children homeless.  Former MOVE members are interred in Nature's Sanctuary, the green natural burial section at Laurel Hill West.  Louise Leaphart James and LaVerne Leaphart Sims were sisters to the acknowledged group leader John Africa but left the organization before the conflagration.  To tell their story, I must tell the story of John Africa, the formation of MOVE, and its frequent confrontations with neighbors and city officials in this month's episode of Biographical Bytes from Bala #029: MOVE and Laurel Hill. 

Vicki, Allan, Shawn and Guest Rachael travel through the light and dark times of the life of John Africa. Do we decide if this is a Cult or a Con? Come listen and learn with us, and see how the past repeats itself...

This week, Madeline and David talk about the MOVE bombings, being vegan, and how much cleaning you have to do to be a good neighbor! BOOK: https://tinyurl.com/yc4e4xwr PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/move-bombing/ https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/8/8/20747198/philadelphia-bombing-1985-move https://onamove.com/about/ https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/05/18/407665820/why-did-we-forget-the-move-bombing https://billypenn.com/2021/04/21/move-bombing-penn-museum-bones-remains-princeton-africa/ https://www.teenvogue.com/story/history-black-radical-group-move-infamous-bombing-by-police https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/06/us/new-houses-don-t-finish-rebuilding-of-bombed-neighborhood.html https://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/05/12/move-30-year-anniversary/ https://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/19/us/philadelphia-officials-vary-in-explaining-siege-tactics.html https://www.democracynow.org/2010/5/13/25_years_ago_philadelphia_police_bombs https://www.workers.org/2017/04/30511/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3511335/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/12/philadelphia-move-bombing-mike-africa https://www.salon.com/2020/08/15/philadelphias-deadly-move-bombing-why-we-cant-settle-for-apologies-now/ https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/25/us/philadelphia-held-liable-for-firebomb-fatal-to-11.html https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4651&context=theses https://whyy.org/articles/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-desecration-of-move-bombing-victims-remains/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/05/13/shocking-move-bombing-was-part-broader-pattern-anti-black-racism/ https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1054&context=jmurj https://www.newyorker.com/news/essay/saying-her-name https://www.cbsnews.com/news/move-bombing-1985-philadelphia-remains-2-children-returned-to-brother/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/us/philadelphia-bombing-apology-move.html https://www.inquirer.com/news/move-bombing-philadelphia-africa-podcast-blog-abuse-20210827.html https://www.businessinsider.com/philadelphia-burning-a-citys-forgotten-outrage-against-a-black-community-2020-11 https://www.radioproject.org/2020/05/the-bombing-of-move-35-years-later/ https://collaborativehistory.gse.upenn.edu/stories/move-powelton-village https://collaborativehistory.gse.upenn.edu/stories/move-osage-avenue https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/Who_was_John_Africa.html-2#loaded

The MOVE 9 are catapulted into the international spotlight, facing more than 900 years between them for the death of Officer James Ramp — a crime for which they maintain their innocence. Central to the case is a former Black Panther and Vietnam vet named Delbert Africa, who will become a symbol of police brutality in Philadelphia. As all of this is happening, MOVE's mysterious leader John Africa is on the run from local and federal authorities. When he's finally found and brought up on charges, John Africa opts to represent himself in court, and an old friend takes the stand against him.

A quiet and reclusive young man is conscripted to war in Korea and returns having been made anew. Vincent Leaphart becomes the enigmatic John Africa, whose revolutionary vision will prove irresistible to followers seeking a new way of living. But what begins as a movement concerned with the protection of all life, will gradually turn to nonviolent direct action and large-scale civil disobedience in reaction to the state. This is the origin story of John Africa, leader of what will soon become known as MOVE.

The MOVE 9 are catapulted into the international spotlight, facing more than 900 years between them for the death of Officer James Ramp — a crime for which they maintain their innocence. Central to the case is a former Black Panther and Vietnam vet named Delbert Africa, who will become a symbol of police brutality in Philadelphia. As all of this is happening, MOVE's mysterious leader John Africa is on the run from local and federal authorities. When he's finally found and brought up on charges, John Africa opts to represent himself in court, and an old friend takes the stand against him. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/the-africas-vs-america-transcripts-listen-1.6736750

A quiet and reclusive young man is conscripted to war in Korea and returns having been made anew. Vincent Leaphart becomes the enigmatic John Africa, whose revolutionary vision will prove irresistible to followers seeking a new way of living. But what begins as a movement concerned with the protection of all life, will gradually turn to nonviolent direct action and large-scale civil disobedience in reaction to the state. This is the origin story of John Africa, leader of what will soon become known as MOVE. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcastnews/the-africas-vs-america-transcripts-listen-1.6736750

MOVE Philadelphia made headlines in 1978, when police and MOVE members ended up in a prolonged siege and a gunfire exchange that left a police officer dead. They hit the headlines again in 1985, when a confrontation with the authorities became even more deadly after an explosive device was dropped on their property. The events led many to understand the organisation as a Black liberation group who were the victims of a racist system. The latter is hardly debatable, but credible stories from a multitude of former members portray MOVE as never truly being about Black liberation at all. Instead, they characterise it as a cult. Full research sources listed here. You can support us on Patreon or Acast+, with a one-off donation, or grab some merch. Sarah Steel's debut book Do As I Say is available on audiobook now. With thanks to Audio-Technica, presenting partner for season 5 of Let's Talk About Sects. Use promo code LTAS10 at Audio-Technica's Australian store for 10% off and to support the show! If you or someone you know is in crisis or needs support right now, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14 in Australia, or find your local crisis centre via the International Association for Suicide Prevention. Links:What the survivors of MOVE deserve — by Kevin Price, Leaving MOVE blog, 22 October 2021Help Maria Start Over After MOVE — GoFundMe fundraiser for Maria Hardy, formerly Maria Africa, to help with general life expensesHelp June (Pixie) and kids resettle in hiding — GoFundMe fundraiser for June Stokes, formerly Pixie Africa, and her children to help with general life expensesThe Invention of John Africa — by Kevin Price, Leaving MOVE blog, 15 September 2021Move: An American Religion — by Richard Kent Evans, Oxford University Press, 2020Who was John Africa? — by Craig R. McCoy, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 12 January 1986 Subscribe and support the production of this independent podcast, and you can access early + ad-free episodes at https://plus.acast.com/s/lets-talk-about-sects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 31 – Originally Published 2017 Trigger warning – discussions about racism, police brutality, and death, including death of children This episode is part two of They Let it Burn, the story of an activist organization called  MOVE, lead by a man named John Africa who wanted to live by what he considered  natural  law.  … Continue reading "“They Let it Burn” – MOVE: Part 2" The post “They Let it Burn” – MOVE: Part 2 appeared first on TwistedPhilly.

Ready or not! Here we are in sunny Philadelphia! Come with us to discuss two born and raised residents. John Africa, founder of MOVE and Francis “Frank” Rizzo, former police commissioner turned Mayor. Will we discuss police violence? Absolutely. Was Rizzo a racist? Yes! This won't be a light episode but don't worry, there will be a dance break! Also a funny snowed in story from Jamie and Ashley brings a famous special guest for a short cameo!   Trigger warning, we will discuss police violence.   SOURCES: * https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1977/10/26/mayor-rizzo-is-entombed-in-cold-print/4791d7b6-cc02-4188-994a-0f025d051b19/ * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Rizzo * https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-africa * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Africa * https://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/independent-report-on-handling-of-move-bombing-victims-remains-attempts-to-clear-penn-of-fault/article_4fee81b9-1e92-5e72-8766-978fdd9a725d.html * https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-frank-rizzo-police-violence-legacy-shootings-20200603.html

Erin and Amanda are back, and cults have not improved while they were away! Today we examine MOVE, a '70s-era group that some might describe as The Cult Philadelphia Deserved. It was certainly better than former mayor and lifelong shithead Frank Rizzo deserved, but that's not saying a lot. You'd think literally anyone going toe to toe with Rizzo would come out looking better, but cult leader John Africa ... had some problems of his own. These problems would become an entire neighborhood's problems and would fuck up everything for a lot of people for coming up on 50 years now. Meanwhile in California, skeezy shithead Bikram Choudhury heated a room up to 104 degrees and cooked up a little project called Bikram Yoga! It's great for him because he gets to shriek at people like an infant because he thinks they're fat, and also he gets to sexually harass women and charge people a lot of money for it! Literally zero downside on this one. Join us, won't you?

John Gilbride "joined" MOVE when he was 18 and married leader ALBERTA AFRICA when he was 23 and then "leaving" the group and the marriage when he was 28.  JOHN was murdered in September 2002 and it is only after his death that it is discovered that he had gotten married again to a 24 yr old woman named ROSARIO who is now the beneficiary of John's substantial life insurance policy.  Who is this Rosario?  Where is this Rosario? Why did John keep her a secret?  John Gilbride's murder is still unsolved -if you have any information about it please reach out; murderatryansrun@gmail.com or on instagram @murderatryansrunThe producers wish to stress that ALL individuals referenced in this podcast are presumed innocent unless or until they are proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. 

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6 weeks before JOHN GILBRIDE is shot dead, he is awarded the unsupervised visitation with his 6 year old son Zackary that has been fought in the Family Court of Philadelphia event hough John, Alberta and Zackary all live in New Jersey.  This final order by the Judge crosses a red line for John's ex-wife, the leader of MOVE (alleged to by former members to be a cult).  It is said that Alberta considers the court order to be a personal defeat and a direct attack on MOVE and so under her leadership, MOVE goes into full confrontation mode and the city of Philadelphia is having a terrifying deja vu.  If you have any information about the unsolved murder of John Gilbride or the allegation of abuse in MOVE that have been exposed in the podcast please reach out: murderatryansrun@gmail.com or send us a message on instagram @murderatryansrunThe producers wish to stress that ALL individuals referenced in this podcast are presumed innocent unless or until they are proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. 

*Content Warning: this episode contains allegations of child neglect and child abuse.  Please take care while listening.JOHN GILBRIDE leaves MOVE and his wife Alberta Africa, the leader of MOVE, in 1998 when he is 30 years old, Alberta is 50 years old and their son Zackary is 2 years old.  For the next 4 years John will battle Alberta and the entire MOVE organization of members and supporters in order to see his own son.  The podcast has obtained over 500 transcript pages of the contentious custody battle over Zackary in the Spring of 2000.  We have put it up on our new website: www.murderatryansrun.com.   If you have any information that could help solve the 2002 murder of John Gilbride or is related to the recent abuse allegations from MOVE members please reach out to us either on instagram or via email: murderatryansrun@gmail.comThe producers wish to stress that ALL individuals referenced in this podcast are presumed innocent unless or until they are proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. 

*CONTENT WARNING - this episode discusses allegations of domestic abuse/violence and contains multiple mentions of a derogatory homophobic slur.  Please take care while listening.  This episode goes inside the MOVE organization hearing from an inner circle former MOVE member that alleges that John Gilbride was terrorized in MOVE by his wife Alberta and also by MOVE members who took orders from Alberta to join in on the abuse.   This is the first time former MOVE member MARIO AFRICA has ever told this story because for the last 18 years he has worried about retaliation and has feared losing the connection to his own 2 children born into MOVE.  If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence you can find help and resources through the  National Domestic Violence Hotline (www.thehotline.org) 1-800-799-SAFE.  If you have any questions, comments or have information about the murder of John Gilbride or the current allegations of abuse within MOVE please email us:  murderatryansrun@gmail.com or send us a message on instagram @murderatryansrun.   The producers wish to stress that ALL individuals referenced in this podcast are presumed innocent unless or until they are proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.  

It was a rainy night in 2002 when John Gilbride arrives home to his apartment at RYAN'S RUN in Maple Shade, New Jersey and is shot dead in his car.  Who would want to kill him?  Why is this case still unsolved after 19 years?  We take you to the crime scene and share pieces of information we have found and all the questions we have about the case.  If you have any information about the unsolved murder of John Gilbride or our investigation into allegation of abuse within the MOVE organization please reach out to us either on instagram or via email: murderatryansrun@gmail.com.  The producers wish to stress that ALL individuals referenced in this podcast are presumed innocent unless or until they are proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. 

MOVE or the MOVE Organization is a Philadelphia-based black liberation group founded by John Africa. MOVE was described by CNN as "a loose-knit, mostly black group whose members all adopted the surname Africa, advocated a peaceful but revolutionary 'back-to-nature' lifestyle.The group lived peacefully communally and frequently engaged in public demonstrations related to issues of social and economic justice.Since their founding in 1972, MOVE has been targeted by the Philadelphia Police Department. A major incident occurred in 1978, when the police unlawfully raided their Powelton Village home. This raid resulted in the imprisonment of nine group members, now known as the "MOVE 9." After this, the group relocated further west to a house at 6221 Osage Avenue.In 1985 the group made national news when police dropped a bomb on the Osage house from a helicopter. The explosion and ensuing fire killed 11 innocent people, including five children and the group's leader, John Africa. Only two occupants survived—Ramona, an adult and Birdie, a child. In addition, approximately 60 other (non MOVE-affiliated) homes were destroyed as the entire block burned.Police and firefighters standing by watching innocent people burn to death and an entire neighborhood destroyed.

MOVE or the MOVE Organization is a Philadelphia-based black liberation group founded by John Africa. MOVE was described by CNN as "a loose-knit, mostly black group whose members all adopted the surname Africa, advocated a peaceful but revolutionary 'back-to-nature' lifestyle. The group lived peacefully communally and frequently engaged in public demonstrations related to issues of social and economic justice. Since their founding in 1972, MOVE has been targeted by the Philadelphia Police Department. A major incident occurred in 1978, when the police unlawfully raided their Powelton Village home. This raid resulted in the imprisonment of nine group members, now known as the "MOVE 9." After this, the group relocated further west to a house at 6221 Osage Avenue. In 1985 the group made national news when police dropped a bomb on the Osage house from a helicopter. The explosion and ensuing fire killed 11 innocent people, including five children and the group's leader, John Africa. Only two occupants survived—Ramona, an adult and Birdie, a child. In addition, approximately 60 other (non MOVE-affiliated) homes were destroyed as the entire block burned. Police and firefighters standing by watching innocent people burn to death and an entire neighborhood destroyed.

*EXPLICIT CONTENT - allegations child sex abuse and mention of derogatory homophobic slurs.  Intended for mature audiences only.  Please take care while listening. Josh was born into the MOVE organization in 1992 as the 6th child of longtime MOVE members Mo and Mary Africa.  Josh alleges that his childhood was not guided by his parents , but instead controlled by the leader of MOVE, Alberta Africa and  her 2nd in command, Ria.  He says that his childhood was one of intentional neglect with regard to education and that MOVE's doctrine established an environment for inappropriate sexual behavior that could be considered sexual abuse.   After 26 years, Josh cut his MOVE dreadlocks and his ties to the "family" organization he alleges is a cult.  This is his story of breaking the cycle.   If you have any information about the unsolved murder of John Gilbride or the allegations coming to light about MOVE please reach out:  murderatryansrun@gmail.com.  Be sure to check us out on instagram for bonus content, photos and interesting documents related to the podcast.  The producers wish to stress that ALL individuals referenced in this podcast are presumed innocent unless or until they are proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. 

In this episode we hear from the friends and family of JOHN GILBRIDE about the when and how of John getting involved with MOVE, then becoming a member and then a father of a child born into MOVE.  As of June 29, 2021 it has been 18 years + 10 months and 4 days since JOHN was murdered in cold blood in front of his Ryans Run apartment building in Maple Shade, New Jersey.  The killer or killers are still out there.   If you have ANY information about the unsolved murder of John Gilbride or the allegations of abuse that have been exposed on this podcast please reach out:  murderatryansrun@gmail.com The producers wish to stress that ALL individuals referenced in this podcast are presumed innocent unless or until they are proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. 

On a Move to the people! For Mike, June 16th has always been a bittersweet day and in 2021 that has not changed at all. It was on this day in 2018 that his mother, former political prisoner and one of the MOVE 9 Debbie Africa, was finally freed from prison after 40 years. This year, MOVE sister Consuewella Africa passed on the same day. In this episode, Mike reflects on the dualities of this day and how for the past three years he has found himself mourning even when he should be celebrating. ====Make sure you're following the podcast on your favorite platform to never miss a new episode. Be a part of the MOVEment and support Mike over at his Patreon Connect with us:Instagram @mikeafricajr @onamovepodcast

This week we discuss John Africa, the leader of a lesser known black liberation movement called MOVE

One small correction: In the podcast, I say that the government of Philadelphia dropped two one-ton bombs on the members of MOVE. Professor Roane offered a more correct description, so I am updating it here. He notes, "they dropped 1 C4 bomb procured by the PPD from the FBI and then let it burn for more than an hour."The artwork in the episode is courtesy of Sauda Jackson and was made for me by her. The licensing agreements for use of Kevin McCloud's songs featured on this episode can be viewed at the Black and Country Facebook page.  

On a Move. Today, Mike is joined by his mother to discuss an article she wrote in 1999 called "Memories - Pain of Separation". From her last memories of the MOVE children, to the effects she knew her incarceration was having on her own children, "Pain of Separation" is not only a reflection of one moment in time, but ever relevant today as devastating news regarding the remains of those killed in the 1985 bombing continue to come to light. "By the time I woke up, they were all gone. I can't remember too good, but I believe, the only ones left in the house were Bert, Tom, me and Witt. I was happy in a way, cuz they wouldn't have to be there in the city to put up with them cops, but sad too because I would miss them a lot. I never imagined ever with everything we had already been through with them cops, that I'd never see most of them again. We sent them to Virginia to keep them from being hurt; when we brought them back a few years later, they were killed May 13, 1985." - Debbie Africa excerpt from "Pain of Separation"====Head over to MikeAfricaJr.com to get your copy of the brand new book "50 Years on a Move"If you're liking what you're hearing, make sure you're following the podcast on your favorite platform to never miss a new episode. Give us 5 stars and leave a review to keep the MOVEment moving. Be a part of the MOVEment and connect with usInstagram @mikeafricajr @onamovepodcast

On May 13th, 1985 the city of Philadelphia with full authority and backing of the mayor at the time (Wilson Goode) dropped a bomb on the MOVE house located at 6221 Osage Ave. As the people inside the house tried to escape the flames, police officers fired shots at them forcing them to retreat back inside the burning building. Frank, Conrad, Raymond, Teresa, and Rhonda Africa were killed as were the children Tomaso (Sue Africa's son), Netta and Tree (Consuewella Africa's daughters), Little Phil (Phil and Janine Africa's son), and Delisha (Delbert and Janet Africa's daughter). Head over to MikeAfricaJr.com to get your copy of the brand new book "50 Years on a Move"=====Make sure you're following the podcast on your favorite platform to never miss a new episode. Be a part of the MOVEment and connect with usInstagram @mikeafricajr @onamovepodcast

On a Move good people! In this bonus episode Mike Africa Jr recounts the origin of the MOVE organization with a focus on the man who organized the people: John Africa. As Mike reflects on the life of John Africa, he explains just how John Africa became the revolutionary that challenged the status quo in Philly. Listen to learn what MOVE looked like up until May 13th, 1985. If you're in the Philly area, the Day of Remembrance event for those who lost their lives on May 13th, 1985 will be taking place at Osage Ave & Cobbs Creek Parkway at 5:00pm. If you come out, please wear white attire. Head over to MikeAfricaJr.com to get your copy of the brand new book "50 Years on a Move"=====Make sure you're following the podcast on your favorite platform to never miss a new episode. Be a part of the MOVEment and connect with usInstagram @mikeafricajr @onamovepodcast

This week we're running down our list of most annoying social media personalities. And for What's Tea, we're talking about the Noteps, Bad Girls Club reboots, the Eviction Moratorium, and more. We're also introducing the gworls to the Community Care Corner segment, where we uplift a new mutual aid fund every week. And our friend, Jean, joins the conversation, too!

This week we're running down our list of most annoying social media personalities. And for What's Tea, we're talking about the Noteps, Bad Girls Club reboots, the Eviction Moratorium, and more. We're also introducing the gworls to the Community Care Corner segment, where we uplift a new mutual aid fund every week. And our friend, Jean, joins the conversation, too!

On A Move! Today Mike Africa Jr. weighs in on Kirk Franklin's verbal spat with his son, and on Samaria Rice's accusations against Tamika Mallory, Ben Crump and more. At the end of it all Mike refers back to the tenets of John Africa for the answers to the question "what is the solution?". Let us know what you think over at @onamovepodcast   do you think the movement has been co-opted by clout chasers?If you liked what you heard drop a ✊

On a Move people! Today is the much anticipated second part of  Mike Africa Jr's chat with an Auntie, Elder and Revolutionary: Pam Africa! Mike and Pam get deep into Mumia Abu-Jamal's case, the politics and politicians that are involved in keeping the movement down. Plus, Pam gives Mike that advice on how to keep going when everything around you is trying to keep you down. Make sure you check out Mobilization4Mumia for more info on what you can do to support Mumia Abu-Jamal.And show Pam some love @_pamafricaIf you liked what you heard drop a ✊

On a Move people! Today Mike Africa Jr. is chatting with an Auntie, Elder and Revolutionary: Pam Africa! The two discuss how Pam got involved with MOVE and how she was much more interested in disco at the time. Also, Mike asks Pam about the true story behind one of the most famous political prisoners, Mumia Abu-Jamal. If you've been wondering the truth behind the story, this is the episode you must tune into.Make sure you check out Mobilization4Mumia for more info on what you can do to support Mumia Abu-Jamal.And show Pam some love @_pamafricaIf you liked what you heard drop a ✊

On a Move people! Today Mike Africa Jr. presents: Storytime with Mike Africa Jr. Take a listen to a couple of stories that helped form the man he is today including how Sir Charles Barkley influenced how he views his dad. If you liked what you heard drop a ✊

40 years a Prisoner was a documentary I recently watched on HBO. I watched this young man go up against the system to free 9 members of M.O.V.E. They were sentenced from 30-100 years each for their role in a massive shootout with Philadelphia Police August 8th 1978 that lead to one officer being killed and several others wounded --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/prosandcons/support

On today's podcast Amanda Knox interviews Mike Africa, Jr. a member of The MOVE Organization, and the Black Philly Radical Collective. He is a motivational resilience speaker who pushes his “Never Give Up” message. Mike engaged in a decades long fight to be reunited with his parents, who were imprisoned for their involvement in a shootout with the Philadelphia police. That struggle is the subject of a new documentary called 40 Years a Prisoner, which premieres on December 3 on HBO.

Vicki, Allan, Shawn and Guest Rachael travel through the light and dark times of the life of John Africa. Do we decide if this is a Cult or a Con? Come listen and learn with us, and see how the past repeats itself... patreon.com/onceuponacult music from bensound.com

On this edition of Parallax Views, Mike Africa, Jr. was born in prison. His parents, Debbie and Mike Africa, were one of 9 members of the Philadelphia-based radical liberation organization MOVE after a year long stand-off with police that ended in the death of an officer. MOVE stands by their claim that the police attacked them and that, in fact, they did not shoot the officer in question. Instead the officer was shot by his own colleagues in the chaos. Eyewitness accounts at the time as well as other evidence have since led credence to MOVE's claims in regards to this infamous 1978 stand-off. Nonetheless, the MOVE 9 were sent to prison and in 1985 the non-incarcerated members of MOVE had a bomb dropped on their home at the direction of Philadelphia Mayor Wilson Osgood. In prison Debbie and Mike gave birth to their son Mike Africa, Jr. who has continued to spread the liberationist message of MOVE while living by his inspirational motto "Never Give Up". For years, Mike Africa, Jr. campaigned for the release of the MOVE 9 and since that time all the members have been released. Unfortunately, one of the MOVE 9, Delbert Africa, recently passed away. As such Parallax Views thought it would be worthwhile to remember MOVE w/ Mike Africa, Jr. Mike Africa, Jr. joins us to discuss the story of MOVE as well as to elucidate for us what the MOVE organization believes. Life, Mike says, is at the center of MOVE founder John Africa's philosophy, or, as some have argued, religion. Mike also discusses how he was able to get through the difficult years in his youth separated from his imprisoned parents thanks to the support of his community. Additionally, Mike tells us a bit about the experience of being reunited with his parents Debbie and Mike Africa after they were released from prison. Moreover, we discuss the current protests in response to the police killing of George Floyd and the possibility that they are an "awakening point", the prison without bars that many gladly accept being trapped in, the need to take justice rather than expecting it to be given, what it takes for change to occur, "The System" as a mentality that has created global oppression, the caged animal (such as a tiger in the zoo or circus) as a metaphor for the oppression of humans, MOVE founder John Africa's adage that "the people are as sick as their government", the plight of children whose parents are incarcerated, and more. Mike Africa, Jr. reunited with his parents Debbie Africa and Mike Africa, Sr. More on Mike Africa, Jr.'s WorkAt HisOfficial Website And His Non-Profit Organization The Seed of Wisdom Foundation Please ConsiderMaking a DonationtoMike Africa, Jr.So He May ContinueHis Important Work and Activism Also: Please VisitOn a MoveThe Official WebsiteoftheMOVEOrganization And Mobilization 4 MumiaA MOVE Affiliated EfforttoFreeMumia Abu JamalfromPrison This EpisodeisDedicatedtoDelbert AfricaApril 2nd, 1946-June 15th, 2020 SUPPORT PARALLAX VIEWSON PATREON! FORBONUS CONTENTANDARCHIVED EPISODES!

The MOVE Organization is a family of strong, serious, deeply committed revolutionaries founded by a wise, perceptive, strategically-minded Black man named JOHN AFRICA. The principle of our belief is explained in a collection of writings we call “The Guidelines,” authored by JOHN AFRICA. To honor our beloved Founder, and acknowledge the wisdom and strength He has given us, we say “LONG LIVE JOHN AFRICA!” - http://onamove.com/about/ THE NAME MOVE The word MOVE is not an acronym. It means exactly what it says: MOVE, work, generate, be active. Everything that’s alive moves. If it didn’t, it would be stagnant, dead. Movement is the principle of Life, and because MOVE’s belief is Life, our Founder, JOHN AFRICA, gave us the name “MOVE.” When we greet each other, we say “ON THE MOVE!” - http://onamove.com/about/ Stay connected with LOTUS X here: + Subscribe now! Instagram: www.instagram.com/watchlotusx/ Twitter: twitter.com/watchlotusx Facebook: www.facebook.com/watchlotusx About LOTUS X : Launched by Bennie “Poeticlee” Williams III, LOTUS X is a destination in cultural content for re-birthing your purpose to live. Focused on creatively curating content that is educational in life essentials, insightful towards relationship building, guidance through spiritual awakenings, and many expressions of various art. Topics LOTUS X covers include: Spirituality, marriage, climate change, civics, manhood, brotherhood, and many more.

Delbert Africa Revolutionary!By Mumia Abu-Jamal (c) 06/19/20 He was born under the name Delbert Orr, but is known in the world as Delbert Africa, a prominent member of the MOVE Organization.In the 70s in Philadelphia he was perhaps its best known and most frequently cited member. With more years than most, he was adept at using the media to spread information and promote MOVE purposes.His country accent around Chicago and his ingenious puns made his remarks interesting and gave them journalistic value.I regret to inform you that Delbert Africa, who won his freedom in January 2020 after 41 years imprisoned, lost his life a few days ago to the ravages of cancer.But this is not the whole story. Late last year, Delbert was urgently taken to a nearby hospital due to an undisclosed disorder.On leaving prison, Delbert consulted with some doctors who were horrified to learn of the drugs he was given while in Dallas prison in Pennsylvania State. A doctor said, ′′ The drugs they used in that prison were poison."Still, Delbert ended his stay in prison strong in spirit. He loved the MOVE Organization and hated the rotten system.Delbert criticized black people who supported the system and opposed the revolution. I used to call them ′′ niggapeans," a word I've never heard from someone else's mouth.More than a decade before Rodney King's police beating and recorded on video in L. A., Delbert was beaten by four Philadelphia police officers on August 8, 1978, and the beating was recorded by a local station.Video shows Delbert left unarmed from a basement window at his home after a standoff with police. With his naked torso, he had raised his arms in a gesture of accepting detention.Immediately four officers surrounded him and savagely beat him, hitting him with the handle of their rifles, crushing his head with a motorcycle helmet, and kicking him until he lost consciousness.Yep, that's what they did.Delbert suffered a jaw fracture and a swollen eye the size of an Easter egg.There was a whitening trial of three of the police officers, in which the judge took down the case by impeaching the jury composed of people from rural areas of Pennsylvania, then declaring an acquittal of the police despite evidence recorded on video of the State brutality.And that brutality was not limited to the streets of West Philadelphia, nor to the unfair trial and conviction of Delbert and other members of MOVE.He continued for 41 years in exhausted soul lockdown and sorry health care. Delbert endured everything and walked free with his revolutionary black soul intact.As a MOVE member until the end, he continued to follow John Africa’s teachings, and lived embraced in the love of his MOVE family and daughter Yvonne Or-El.After all, love is the closest thing we've come to freedom.Delbert Africa, after 72 summers, turned to his ancestors.From imprisoned nation - I am Mumia Abu-Jamal. 

MOVE is a black liberation group founded in 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by John Africa. The group is particularly known for two major conflicts with the Philadelphia Police. In 1978, when a standoff resulted in the death of one police officer, and injuries to several other people. Nine members were convicted of killing the officer and received life sentences and In 1985, when a police helicopter dropped a bomb onto the roof of the MOVE compound resulting in a fire that killed six MOVE members, and five children, and destroyed 65 houses in the neighborhood. Excessive police force was to blame. #blacklivesmatter #blackpower #africa #blm #blackpride

3 Civil Rights Facts Everyone Needs to Know Now | James Gray “We can’t win this war on police brutality by fighting, we have to be intellectual and come together!” James GrayIn today’s episode of the podcast Walk In Victory[1] we continue our talk with James Gray, an African American historian, political consultant and actor. We will focus on parallelism between modern day events and historical events in order to draw similarities, which will help us understand the narrative better and thus act accordingly. Gray says that the culture of racism is something that was built over time by unaccepted behavior and the social environment allowed it to mature to what it is now.We will discuss three cases related to the civil rights movement. The first one is the case of Emmett Till[2], the 14-year-old victim of police brutality. His mother let the photographers take a picture of his body in an open casket and the photograph let the whole world see the injustice. Here we draw a parallel with the case in Georgia where the video of the beating went viral, with the same effect. In other words, we’re still dealing with a serious level of racial injustice all across the board.The black community doesn’t have resources to defend themselves in court. In the light of that, Gray organizes legal nights where he and his colleagues give attorneys pro bono to the people in need.Another parallel that we discuss is the one dividing America then and now. In the past, it was the North and the South, each with its own roots, and today we have an example of the President allowing each of the federal states to operate on their own terms (related to the opening of the states after the corona outbreak).The second case related to the civil rights movement is the one of Mack Charles Parker[3] and the third one is the Wall Street Case[4].We also talk about John Africa[5] and the MOVE Organization (Philadelphia). The members of the move didn’t want to participate in the USA government program and went off the grid to train and prepare for the battle. They’re known for two major conflicts with the Philadelphia Police Department, the more brutal one was in 1985 when the FBI dropped a bomb from a helicopter on the MOVE compound, killing eleven MOVE members, including five children!The question is how do we bring these stories into a modern day context. Gray thinks that it is vital for a black child to know his history, to be proud about it and about themselves because a child that is empowered on that level is less likely to drop out of school or end up in prison and more likely to go to college.Furthermore, we talk about the Civil War and free labour. Gray mentions worker’s mentality in a black community - even today the African Americans go to work for a slave wage, especially during these hard times caused by COVID-19.The last thing we discuss is generational curse. Gray believes it can be broken in any moment because we can decide that we’re not going to be the victims of the curse and that will be the day we start living a better life. We have to be more powerful thinkers and more confident with ourselves in order to really break through this stuff.

3 Civil Rights Facts Everyone Needs to Know Now | James Gray “We can’t win this war on police brutality by fighting, we have to be intellectual and come together!” James GrayIn today’s episode of the podcast Walk In Victory[1] we continue our talk with James Gray, an African American historian, political consultant and actor. We will focus on parallelism between modern day events and historical events in order to draw similarities, which will help us understand the narrative better and thus act accordingly. Gray says that the culture of racism is something that was built over time by unaccepted behavior and the social environment allowed it to mature to what it is now.We will discuss three cases related to the civil rights movement. The first one is the case of Emmett Till[2], the 14-year-old victim of police brutality. His mother let the photographers take a picture of his body in an open casket and the photograph let the whole world see the injustice. Here we draw a parallel with the case in Georgia where the video of the beating went viral, with the same effect. In other words, we’re still dealing with a serious level of racial injustice all across the board.The black community doesn’t have resources to defend themselves in court. In the light of that, Gray organizes legal nights where he and his colleagues give attorneys pro bono to the people in need.Another parallel that we discuss is the one dividing America then and now. In the past, it was the North and the South, each with its own roots, and today we have an example of the President allowing each of the federal states to operate on their own terms (related to the opening of the states after the corona outbreak).The second case related to the civil rights movement is the one of Mack Charles Parker[3] and the third one is the Wall Street Case[4].We also talk about John Africa[5] and the MOVE Organization (Philadelphia). The members of the move didn’t want to participate in the USA government program and went off the grid to train and prepare for the battle. They’re known for two major conflicts with the Philadelphia Police Department, the more brutal one was in 1985 when the FBI dropped a bomb from a helicopter on the MOVE compound, killing eleven MOVE members, including five children!The question is how do we bring these stories into a modern day context. Gray thinks that it is vital for a black child to know his history, to be proud about it and about themselves because a child that is empowered on that level is less likely to drop out of school or end up in prison and more likely to go to college.Furthermore, we talk about the Civil War and free labour. Gray mentions worker’s mentality in a black community - even today the African Americans go to work for a slave wage, especially during these hard times caused by COVID-19.The last thing we discuss is generational curse. Gray believes it can be broken in any moment because we can decide that we’re not going to be the victims of the curse and that will be the day we start living a better life. We have to be more powerful thinkers and more confident with ourselves in order to really break through this stuff.

episode four: this week's episode is all about the controversial banned superbowl commerical from the animal rights organization PETA, People for Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA decided to use the famous protest style: kneeling, coined by former 49ers quarterback, Colin Kapernick, as a way to advocate against speciesism. everyone has different views on the ad that never made it to the superbowl and we discuss those perspectives in my longest episode to date. 1:00:00 we discuss different historical black liberation organizations that have intersected veganism with black rights such as the MOVE organization, founded by John Africa. Towards 1:18:00 we get into the politics of black veganism and the fast food industry. Around 1:22:00, we get into more detail with specific examples of how Mcdonalds has capitalized off black culture. Sit back, grab a kombucha and come be friend!!

This week we feature three segments. As it is literally packed with jam, we suggest you check out our podcast for free online at our website or any number of streaming sites for longer, more detailed conversations on the topics plus, again, Sean Swain's segment for this week. Move call for support for Delbert Orr Africa First we have a couple of shorter segments. Respectively, you hear the voices of Janine Phillips Africa, Janet Holloway Africa and Eddie Goodman Africa of the Move 9, a political and religious group that follows the teachings of John Africa and have faced heavy repression from the state of Pennsylvania over the last 50 years, who are recently released after 40 years in prison on some bull charges. The three are requesting peoples support calling in to the prison administration in Pennsylvania and to two hospitals to get contact with their fellow Move 9 prisoner, Delbert Orr Africa. Delbert has a parole hearing in September and has suddenly been heard to be suffering from swelling and possible prostate cancer. His blood daughter, his lawyer and his family members in the Move organization are concerned that so-called authorities aren't letting Delbert communicate with them. As they say, two other members of the Move 9, Phil and Merle, died under mysterious circumstances in the dungeons of the PA prison system that has sought to bury Move and it's supporters like Mumia Abu-Jamal, with an announcement of sickness that quickly turned to the death of their family members. It's also good to note that Chuck Africa of the Move 9, while support in this moment is not being directed at him, is also still incarcerated after more than 40 years. More info at OnAMove.Org, OnAMove.com, Move9Parole.blogspot.com or the fedbook page, “Justice For The Move 9” There's a statement from Move in our show notes, near the bottom of the post for this episode with more details. Those notes don't include the number for Wilkesbury Hospital at 5708298111 Yellow Finch Tree Sit Against MVP Then, we'll hear from an anonymous tree-sitter and Dusty who are both in trees blocking the path of the Mountain Valley Pipeline cutting through Appalachia and threatening the immediate health of the forests, waterways and communities it passes by as well as the the wider future of life on earth as a project to pull fossil fuels for burning out of the soil for the profit of a few hucksters. More information on the Yellow Finch Tree Sit at AppalachiansAgainstPipelines on fedbook, InstaGram and Twitter or send them some money at bit.ly/SupportMVPResistance. As a quick update, the efforts by EQT's attempt at extending an injunction around the Eminent Domain for the Mountain Valley Pipeline to also criminalize tree-sitters, their supporters and lawyers have failed and the federal judge, Elizabeth Dillon, meaning that the construction will have to move from Cove Hollow around to the other side of Poor Mountain, ostensibly increasing the cost of building the pipeline by hundreds of thousands of dollars. Consider visiting them and congratulating the tree-sitters Pansy Fest and Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair 2019 Third up, we got to talk with members of the fast approaching Pansy Fest and Asheville Anarchist Bookfair, which is an exciting collaboration happening over the weekend of August 23-25. We got to talk here about this colab and many more things, if you are listening to the radio version and want more content that will be up at our blog thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org. To get in touch with these projects, for logistics and information, you can go to pansycollective.org and email them at pansyfestavl@gmail.com. To donate to Pansy Fest, you can Venmo @cecilia-martuscelli Instagram: @pansyfest fedbook: facebook.com/pansyfestavl/ For the bookfair, their website is acab2019.noblogs.org, email acab2019@riseup.net To see those shirts and totes, go here! Instagram: @acab.2019 Facebook: facebook.com/AshevilleACAB2019 For housing inquiries for both events email housing.avl2019@gmail.com ! Announcements Sean Swain Address We want to share that the wrong address for writing to Sean was up at his support site and announced in his segments. You can actually write to him at: Sean Swain #2015638 Buckingham Correctional PO Box 430 Dillwyn, VA 23936 Tom Manning This week saw the passing of long-time political prisoner, alleged member of the Jonathan Jackson Unit and the United Freedom Front and revolutionary, Tom Manning. Tom's death came after literally years of medical mistreatment and neglect at the hands of Federal Bureau of Prisons, ending at USP-Hazelton in West Virginia. The system had it in for Tom, that he would die inside, for even though he only had about a year left in the Federal System, he was bound upon release for the NJ state prison system, a system renown for it's vendetta against prisoners accused of killing cops. We'll link in our show notes to a recent writeup by Ray Luc Levasseur on It'sGoingDown.org. If you want to hear our interview with Ray Luc which touched on his relationship with Tom and Tom's treatment by prison officials, we'll link that in the show notes, too. Jason Renard Walker on Kite Line So, you heard the Kite Line jingle today. Due to this episode being a behemoth already, we'd like to direct you to hear the voice of prison organizer and Deputy Minister of Labor for the New Afrikan Black Panther Party (Prison Chapter), Jason Renard Walker on the August 2nd episode of Kite Line. In the future we may feature some of Mr. Walker's audio essays to get them on the airwaves further. You can also find his articles, for which he's been punished by the Texas prisoncrats, at the SF Bay View Newspaper. Delbert Orr Africa ONA MOVE The MOVE Organization would like to bring to people's attention a very dangerous situation that is currently occurring with our Brother Delbert Africa . For the past two weeks Delbert has been suffering from severe swelling from the bottom of his waist all the way down to his toes . For the past two weeks prison officials at SCI Dallas has ignored Delbert's request for medical until this past week when several calls were made to his counselor . A medical visit was finally scheduled for this past Wednesday 7/31/2019 where it was explained to Delbert that he has a fluid build up which required to be drained Delbert was immediately taken to an outside hospital, where as of today 8/3/2019 we still do not know where Delbert is . For several days now Delbert has been kept incommunicado from calling his MOVE Family , His Blood Daughter, and even his lawyer . Prison officials and also hospital officials will not give any one information pertaining to where Delbert is at . Something very suspicious is happening here and it appears the same pattern that occurred with Phil Africa in 2015 where a simple stomach virus turned to A weeklong trip to the outside hospital held incommunicado from family and friends to return back to the prison and be placed in hospice care and to only die a day later. In 1998 Merle Africa who had a stomach virus was forced in her cell and told she was dying only to die a couple of hours later . This system has no issue with murdering MOVE people and that's what they are trying to do with Delbert now . They have already given ground by letting innocent MOVE people out on parole and they do not want to do this with Delbert . As we said before this system has always saw Delbert as the leader and isolated him and this latest tactic is no different . Delbert is set to go before the board this September after winning his appeal now this happens . As of now we have heard from Delbert's attorney where he has stated based on the medical report given from Outside medical they are stating that Delbert has Anemia , High Potassium , High Psa's , Acute malignancy of lower intestines , Kidney Trouble , and Suspicion of prostate cancer . The only thing that Delbert has agreed to with any treatment or exams is the submission of a catheter to be used Delbert has requested a phone call to his MOVE Family which the prison and Also Hospital will not allow . We are highly suspicious that this prison has done something to Delbert to bring on these symptoms on so quick . They could not kill Delbert August 8th after the brutal beating they gave him and now they want to finish the job before he can come home on parole . These officials are so arrogant this is the same way they murdered Phil Africa and Merle Africa . As we have stated before they have isolated our Brother So they can kill him. They won't let know one speak to him and this is very Dangerous we need people now to call SCI Dallas Superintendent Kevin Ransom 570 675- 1101 Geisenger Hospital 570 808-7300 We want people to demand that Delbert Orr Africa Am4895 be allowed to call his MOVE Family and let them know what's going . Even Though it's the weekend we are still asking people to call and Monday we are going full blast . The MOVE Organization People can reach Sue Africa 215 387-4107 Carlos Africa 215 385-2772 Janine Africa 610 704 4524 . … . .. This episode, we feature WIMP from Boston, MA, with the track AlwaysForwardNeverStraight. WIMP will be performing at PansyFest 2019 in Asheville. Playlist

This week we talk about Vincent Leapheart, better known as John Africa. Vincent's early life in Philadelphia was fairly unremarkable and due to his low intelligence he wasn't expected to amount to much. This all changed with his completion of "The Guidelines" and his transformation into John Africa. John created the organisation MOVE. MOVE was based in Philadelphia and was primarily focused on the teachings from "The Guidelines" and black liberation. 

This episode contains three segments: Move 9 Parole "Stare Into The Lights My Pretties" Anarcho-Syndicalist Organizing in Kosovo MOVE9 Parole First, there's the interview that Bursts held with Michael Davis Africa Jr., a member of the MOVE organization.  MOVE is a Philadelphia-based black liberation group founded by John Africa in 1972. The group lives communally. During the conversation, Michael Jr. talks about the case of the MOVE9, who were 9 members of that group who were arrested and accused of the killing of a police officer in 1978 in Philadelphia, a charge they each deny.  Officer James Ramp was killed following a year of the Philly PD blockading the house for a year under an eviction order and the police besieged the house on August 8th, 1978.  The MOVE 9 have been incarcerated for almost 40 years now, with Merle & Phil dying behind bars.  Police and white supremacist affiliated groups have successfully gotten parole denied for Eddie, Michael and Delbert Africa over the last 9 months as they do for many Political Prisoners from the 1960's through 80's in the U.S.  There are upcoming are parole hearings for Janet, Janine and Debbie Africa and more info on who to petition for their release can be found at http://onamove.com/move-9/. The name of the D.A. who prosecuted the MOVE9 in 1978 and who is still on the paperwork and has a say on the parole of the MOVE9 40 years later is named John Straub. Coming up this Saturday, February 24th starting at 4pm there'll be an event called "Framed In America: The Making of Political Prisoners".  This will take place at The National Black Theater, 2031 5th Ave in Harlem, New York and will include presentations by Ramona Africa, Fred Hampton Jr, Pam Africa, Roger Wareham, Betty Davis, Ralph Poynter and Johanna Fernandez.  More info can be found on the Justice for the Move 9 fedbook group. Stare Into The Light My Pretties The second conversation you'll hear today is an interview by Dissident Island Radio from London from their February 2nd episode. In this, a collective member interviews Filmmaker Jordan Brown, director of ‘Stare Into the Lights My Pretties', discussing their documentary about screen culture and its implications.  The film is available for free on archive.org, youtube and at truthstreammedia.com. DI is a member of the Channel Zero Network of anarchist podcasts available at channelzeronetwork.com. Anarcho-Syndicalist Organizing in Kosovo Finally, we'll be airing an interview conducted by our friends at Crna Luknja on Radio Student in Lubjlana, Slovenia, that they conducted with members of an anarcho-syndicalist collective from Pristina, the capital of Kosovo.  This segment was released as a part of the February 2018 edition of B(A)DNews: Angry Voices From Around The World, from the A-Radio Network of which The Final Straw, Črna Luknja and Dissident Island are members. Keep PUSHing: Building on the #OperationPUSH demands Mere days before FDC's repression effort began scattering active prisoners into new facilities, and into solitary confinement for the weeks surrounding January 15, an Operation PUSH prisoner's anonymous voice reached the world and called on outside supporters to "shine a light from the outside in on the system." In essence, this prisoner saw what was coming and passed the torch to us on the outside. With three clear demands and a simple strategy, this invisible group of prisoners gave a glimpse of what could be, if the networks of outside solidarity and inside communication could coalesce. While we have heard from many prisoners since January 15, we know that the vast majority of FL prisoners still do not know how much support they garnered on the outside. And many who made plans to struggle together have not seen or heard from each other in weeks. In many ways, the next steps towards victory for them are in our hands. It is with this understanding that a group of us on the outside are developing an additional list of demands, based primarily on communication from prisoners we've gotten in recent weeks, that aims to honor the countless who have suffered major sacrifices to develop or report on Operation PUSH as well as those who had no idea what it was, but were punished preemptively simply because they were viewed as potential organizers or participants. We will do all we can to bring these demands to FDC, the Governor and State Legislature, in an effort to carry the prisoners' vision for Operation PUSH forward. In addition to the Operation PUSH demands of payment, parole and pricing, we, supporters of all Florida prisoners struggling for dignity, demand: An end to censorship of publications that give voice to prisoners and/or critique prisons; An end to repression of prisoners for communication with outside advocates; An end to the use of Security Threat Group status as a means for political repression; An end to strip cells and extreme temperatures to torture prisoners; An explanation of the cause for a major spike in 2017 prisoner deaths; Protection of prisoners health from nearby industrial activity, including phosphate mining and landfills; An end to black mold-infested facilities, spoiled food and dilapidated buildings; Removal of all KKK members, and other recognized racist hate groups, from FDC staff; An end to the medical co-pay that results in financial debt and untreated illness; An immediate reduction in prison population using existing guidelines for clemency; and A face-to-face meeting with FDC officials to further discuss these matters. Links to more info: Updates on Operation PUSH in the Florida Department of Corrections Time on Ice: Florida Officials Torture Prisoners With Freezing Strip Cells (2018) by Kevin Rashid Johnson Playlist

This episode is part two of They Let it Burn, the story of an activist organization called  MOVE, lead by a man named John Africa who wanted to live by what he considered  natural  law.  In part one we talked about Vincent Leapart, a man growing up in  Philadelphia, looking for a way to make … Continue reading "Episode 41: Part 2 – They Let it Burn"

Sue Africa visits The Context of White Supremacy. One of the few White members of MOVE, Sue Africa has dedicated years of time and energy in the Philadelphia black liberation collective. Sue Africa was a part of the MOVE organization at the time of the 1985 bombing of group's residence. However, she was in prison at the time of the massacre. Her son, Tomaso Africa, was one the eleven fatalities. We're eager to hear her views on Ramona Africa's conclusion that Sue Africa has suffered more or as much as any black member of MOVE. We'll hear about Mumia Abu-Jamal's interview of her and what other White people thought of her involvement with the philosophy of John Africa. We're exited to discover what circumstances motivated her to join the melanin dominant "militants" of Philadelphia. #AnswersForMiriamCarey INVEST in The COWS - http://paypal.me/GusTRenegade CALL IN NUMBER: 641.715.3640 CODE 564943# The C.O.W.S. archives: http://tiny.cc/76f6p

Ramona Africa : MOVEMOVE is a black liberation group founded in 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by John Africa (born Vincent Leaphart) and Donald Glassey, a social worker from the University of Pennsylvania. The name is not an acronym. The group lived in a communal setting in West Philadelphia, abiding by philosophies of anarcho-primitivism.[1] The group combined revolutionary ideology, similar to that of the Black Panthers, with work for animal rights.The group is particularly known for two major conflicts with the Philadelphia Police Department. In 1978, a standoff resulted in the death of one police officer, injuries to several other people, and life sentences for nine members who were convicted of killing the officer.In 1985, another confrontation ended when a police helicopter dropped a bomb on the MOVE compound, a row house in the middle of the 6200 block of Osage Avenue. The resulting fire killed eleven MOVE members, including five children, and destroyed 65 houses in the neighborhood.[2] The survivors later filed a civil suit against the city and the police department, and were awarded $1.5 million in a 1996 settlement.[3] In 1981 MOVE relocated to a row house at 6221 Osage Avenue in the Cobbs Creek area of West Philadelphia. Neighbors complained to the city for years about trash around their building, confrontations with neighbors, and that MOVE members were broadcasting sometimes obscene political messages by bullhorn.[25][26] The bullhorn was broken and inoperable for the three weeks prior to the police bombing of the row house.[26]The police obtained arrest warrants in 1985 charging four MOVE occupants with crimes including parole violations, contempt of court, illegal possession of firearms, and making terrorist threats.[2] Mayor Wilson Goode and police commissioner Gregore J. Sambor classified MOVE as a terrorist organization.[27] Residents of the area were evacuated from the neighborhood. They were told that they would be able to return to their homes after a twenty-four hour period.[14]On Monday, May 13, 1985, nearly five hundred police officers, along with city manager Leo Brooks, arrived in force and attempted to clear the building and execute the arrest warrants.[14][27] Water and electricity was shut off in order to force MOVE members out of the house. Commissioner Sambor read a long speech addressed to MOVE members that started with, "Attention MOVE... this is America". When the MOVE members did not respond, the police decided to forcefully remove the members from the house.[14]There was an armed standoff with police,[4] who lobbed tear gas canisters at the building. The MOVE members fired at them and a gunfight with semi-automatic and automatic firearms ensued.[28] Police went through over ten thousand rounds of ammunition before Commissioner Sambor ordered that the compound be bombed.[28] From a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter, Philadelphia Police Department Lt. Frank Powell proceeded to drop two one-pound bombs (which the police referred to as "entry devices"[27]) made of FBI-supplied Tovex, a dynamite substitute, targeting a fortified, bunker-like cubicle on the roof of the house.[25]The resulting explosions ignited a fire from fuel for a gasoline-powered generator stored in the rooftop bunker. The fire spread and eventually destroyed approximately sixty-five nearby houses. Despite the earlier drenching of the building by firefighters, officials said they feared that MOVE would shoot at the firefighters.[10][25][28][29]Mayor Wilson Goode later testified at a 1996 trial that he had ordered the fire to be put out after the bunker had burned. Police Commissioner Sambor said he received the order, but the fire commissioner testified that he did not receive the order.[30] 11 people (John Africa, five other adults, and five children aged 7 to 13) died in the resulting fire. Ramona Africa, one of the two MOVE survivors from the house, said that police fired at those trying to escape.[31]AftermathThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement

The Justice And Accountability Campaign issued a message concerning the upcoming parole hearing for Eddie Africa who is among the political prisoners that belong to the late John Africa's MOVE Organization.“This week 10/5/15 Thru 10/9/15 has been deemed Eddie Africa solidarity week . We are asking people to do something simple but effective we are asking people to help us flood the phone lines of The Pa Parole Board And Demand Parole for Our Brother Eddie Africa.” Read more.On Oct 2, an update was posted on the case of Palestinian political prisoner Amer Jubran. In part the post reads,“Members of the Amer Jubran Defense Campaign have recently received trial documents revealing severe human rights violations at every stage in the arrest, trial, and sentencing of Amer Jubran and his co-defendants. Most importantly, the documents show that the defendants were forced to sign prefabricated confessions under torture from agents of the General Intelligence Directorate.” Read more.No Separate Justice  will hold its monthly vigil on October 5, 2015 at 6:00PM EST at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) which is located at 150 Park Row, New York, NY.“Please join the No Separate Justice Campaign and Witness Against Torture for a vigil outside the Metropolitan Correction Center (MCC) in New York City on Monday, October 5, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm.  The event will have presentations by organizers, advocates, and attorneys addressing abuses in the United States' domestic and overseas detention systems.” Read more. Political Prisoner Birthdays:Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin Sunday, Oct 4, 2015 Jamil Al-Amin #99974-555 USP Canaan Post Office Box 300 Waymart, Pennsylvania 18472 David Gilbert Tuesday, Oct 6, 2015 David Gilbert #83-A-6158 Auburn Correctional Facility Post Office Box 618 Auburn, New York 13021 Michael Davis Africa Tuesday, Oct 6, 2015 Michael Davis Africa #AM-4973 SCI Graterford Post Office Box 244 Graterford, Pennsylvania 19426-0244 Malik Smith Thursday, Oct 8, 2015 Meral Smith* Golden Grove Prison RR 1 Box 9955 Kingshill, St Croix Virgin Islands 00850 *Card addressed to Malik (Smith).If you want truth and facts vs lies and fiction, support independent media.http://tinyurl.com/fundblackmedia

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Ramona Africa : Last Survivor of MOVE MOVE or the MOVE Organization is a Philadelphia-based black liberation group founded by John Africa. MOVE was described by CNN as "a loose-knit, mostly black group whose members all adopted the surname Africa, advocated a peaceful but revolutionary 'back-to-nature' lifestyle.The group lived peacefully communally and frequently engaged in public demonstrations related to issues of social and economic justice. Since their founding in 1972, MOVE has been targeted by the Philadelphia Police Department. A major incident occurred in 1978, when the police unlawfully raided their Powelton Village home. This raid resulted in the imprisonment of nine group members, now known as the "MOVE 9." After this, the group relocated further west to a house at 6221 Osage Avenue. In 1985 the group made national news when police dropped a bomb on the Osage house from a helicopter. The explosion and ensuing fire killed 11 innocent people, including five children and the group's leader, John Africa. Only two occupants survived—Ramona, an adult and Birdie, a child. In addition, approximately 60 other (non MOVE-affiliated) homes were destroyed as the entire block burned.Police and firefighters standing by watching innocent people burn to death and an entire neighborhood destroyed.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/advertisement

For Mumia Abu-Jamal, I am Ron Kovic author of Born on the Fourth of July.According to recent news accounts, shattered and shredded body parts and remains of U.S. servicemen were found in a landfill.Despite political spins, this sobering image is a telling, true-life metaphor for what those in power really think of soldiers, many of whom are but boys and girls freshly loosed from High School.In recent years, politicians, especially when on TV or radio talk shows, are apt to say, when addressing a vet, "I thank you for your service." In truth, this is robot-talk, kind of like when a parrot is trained to say, "Hello!", and about as meaningful.The American poet, e.e. cummings once said, “A politician is an arse upon which everyone has sat, except a man."John Africa said, "A politician will tell you he wasn't born of a woman, if it'll get you to vote for him."In these passing years, since 9/11, wars have been fought that have devastated countries, economies, and world peace. Untold thousands have died, many for nothing more, nor less, than American paranoia. Thousands of U.S. soldiers have died defending American lies.And tens of thousands have returned, bodies, minds, souls shattered by political calculations driven by arrogance, greed and sheer stupidity. Thousands of marriages have ended in divorce because of forced years apart, and families have been broken asunder because some greasy politician wanted to play 'War-President' (or Senator, or Representative.)In a real sense, military body parts tossed into landfills as trash is more than metaphor.It is truth.(c) '11 maj Prison and government officials are trying to censor and silence Mumia Abu-Jamal. I stand as one of many Americans who believe that there is tremendous value in his voice being heard. I am others will fight to make sure that both his voice and his body are free. Ron Kovic. For Mumia Abu-Jamal.Ron Kovic. For Mumia Abu-Jamal.

The MOVE organization was started in the 1972 by John Africa and included members from different religions, race and gender but all were cemented by the belief that nothing is more important than life. The members of MOVE staged demonstrations at institutions they felt exploited life on earth, including circuses and zoos, chemical plants that were polluting our water, and homes for the elderly where residents were not being treated with respect. The police didn't appreciate the protests and reacted with brutality and bombings many times over. This brutality came to a head twice in MOVE's forty year history -- once in August of 1978 and again in May of 1985. Both times homes and lives were lost in the fight. In 1978, police officer James Ramp was killed. Nine members of the MOVE organization were convicted of the murder and, over thirty years later are still in jail. In 1985, the police came to the new MOVE house under the guise of following up on complaints by neighbors. The police tried to remove the MOVE members from the house. When the MOVE family refused to leave, the police bombed the house, killing 11 people.Twenty-five years later Ramona, the sole survivor from that blast, is still heading the movement to fight oppression, to not stand down in the face of danger, to not be bought by the highest bidder. Fred Riley, also a member of the MOVE family warns, however, that the stronger you stand in defiance of oppression, the more the hostility and brutality will increase. Regardless of this fact, Ramona Africa says that people need to "love themselves enough to fight."MOVE can be contacted at (215) 387-4107 or by email at onamovellja@aol.comIt is the self within ourselves that we have to sacrifice. It is our own heart that has to be torn out of the false being and offered to the light.Interview conducted March 2010.

Quite recently, I offered some thoughts on the startling warm winter weather we're having. While I talked about the probable impact of global warming (greenhouse gases), I didn't directly address the sources of much of it. Let's be clear. Much of it, perhaps most, is cars. Some folks may be thinking -- 'uh oh -- here he goes again with that back-to-nature, John Africa talk again. He actually wants us to give up our cars!' But how many of us know that in the good old days -- say, in the 19-teens, and the '20s, cars were electric cars -- run on batteries? In the early third of the 20th century, most American mass transit was an electrical affair -- relatively quiet, with far fewer pollutants being belched into the air. What happened? Greed happened. Corporate crime happened. Then mass pollution happened. Writer and researcher Mark Zepezauer, in his brilliant 2004 book, Take the Rich Off Welfare (Cambridge, Ma.: South End Press) tells the story with brevity and clarity, as he writes: "The extent to which automobiles dominate our lives didn't just happen by accident -- at least part of it was the result of a criminal conspiracy. Back in the early 1930s, most people living in cities got around on electric streetcars. Concerned that this wasn't the kind of environment in which they could sell a lot of buses, General Motors (GM), using a series of front companies, began buying up streetcar systems, tearing out the tracks, buying buses from itself, and then selling the new, polluting bus systems back to the cities -- usually with contracts that prohibited the purchase of 'any equipment using fuel or means of propulsion other than gas.' Sometimes the contracts required that the new owners buy all their replacement buses from GM. "GM was soon joined by Greyhound, Firestone Tire and Rubber, Standard Oil of California (also called Chevron), and Mack Trucks. In 1949 -- after these companies had destroyed more than 100 streetcar systems in over 40 cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, Baltimore, St. Louis, and Salt Lake City -- GM, Chevron, and Firestone were convicted of a criminal conspiracy to restrain trade. They were fined $5,000 each, and the executives who organized the scheme were fined $1.00 each." [p. 139] Boy -- what does that tell you about 'equal justice under law?' (Speaking of John Africa, I'm reminded of the opening words of his The Judges Letter, which reads, "The courts are the tools of industrial plague, granting big business privilege to poison our earth.") There are some 520 million cars in the world today; 200 million (38.5%!) are driven in the U.S. The U.S. has only 5% of the world's population, and drives nearly 40% of the cars. When we are faced with the chilling spectacle of global warming, with the rising of the oceans along with temperatures, and with the very real threat to coastal cities and populations all around the world, there's a reason for it. And some big U.S. businesses made plenty of money off it. The pollution in our lungs, the warming air currents melting the arctic snow and creating rising sea levels, the very same man-made temperature changes that have spawned stronger, more destructive hurricanes was translated into billions of dollars in U.S. corporate coffers, amassed over decades. It is the very essence of capitalism. It didn't have to be this way. It could've been very different. Only people, awake and aware -- and determined to build a new world, can begin to change it. Time is running out for over 1/2 a billion people, whose living space is seriously threatened with flooding. It's not too late to reverse this monstrous trend. But, it can't be kept for later.