TV-14 2020 00:56:27 Documentary Educational

Target: Philadelphia

"In 1985, Philadelphia police bombed a residential building to end a standoff with Black liberation group MOVE."

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Synopsis

In 1985, Philadelphia police bombed a residential building to end a standoff with Black liberation group MOVE, setting a new standard for institutionalized violence and the dehumanization of Black bodies. TARGET: PHILADELPHIA explores the rise of police militarization within the contexts of Black nationalism and the systemic disenfranchisement that incubates movements like Black Lives Matter.

Keywords

#African-Amerian #African Internationalist #Black #Black History #Black Power #Philadelphia #Urban #Police Militarization #Social Injustice #Racism #Institutional Racism #Criminal Justice #Civil Rights #John Africa #Mike Africa #MOVE #MOVE Bombing #Uhuru Movement #Omali Yeshitela