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MOVE Member Dies In Prison: Natural Causes or Suspicious Circumstances?

On Saturday, MOVE member Phil Africa — born William Phillips — died in prison in Dallas, Pennsylvania, where he was serving a 30- to 100-year sentence for […]

Let The Fire Burn
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MOVE Would Have Never Happened in a White Neighborhood

A version of this story originally ran in 2012. On May 13, 1985 at 5:20 p.m., a blue and white Pennsylvania State Police helicopter took […]

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MOVE Bombing Documentary Now on Netflix Instant

Just a quick heads up: Let the Fire Burn, the 2013 documentary detailing Philly’s 1985 MOVE bombing is now available to stream instantly on Netflix. […]

Birdie Africa survived the MOVE bombing in Philadelphia
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Birdie Africa: The Lost Boy

HE WENT TO THE FIRE The city was burning, and he went to the fire and got as close as he could. Something strange had […]

Let The Fire Burn
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Did Frank Rizzo Try to Prevent the MOVE Bombing?

I just finished screening Let the Fire Burn, a fascinating new documentary about the MOVE bombing in Philadelphia. And whether you think you know everything […]

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Everybody Loves the New MOVE Documentary

There’s a new documentary about the 1985 bombing of the MOVE house in Cobbs Creek comprised entirely of found footage.  And the critics–well, two very […]