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The Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting

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Focused on issues facing Philly and other large cities: gun violence, economic inequality, education and health disparities and more.

Philadelphia, PA Katılım Ağustos 2022
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Councilmember Jamie Gauthier
Councilmember Jamie Gauthier@CouncilmemberJG·
Today, May 13th, has been declared a day of reflection and remembrance for the MOVE Bombing — which happened 40 years ago today. I urge every Philadelphian to take some time today to reflect on this tragedy. One way you can do this is by listening to @PhillyInquirer's“MOVE: Untangling the Tragedy” — their six-part podcast with @TempleUniv @TULoganCenter — which digs into the city’s 1985 decision to drop a bomb on the MOVE house, killing 11 people and destroying a neighborhood. It’s based on interviews with MOVE members, neighbors, and journalists who covered the bombing and fire that city officials let burn until they could not control it. Video credit @PhillyInquirer
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On this week's episode of MOVE: Untangling the Tragedy with @PhillyInquirer, we dove deep into the Africa family's life on Osage Avenue. Louise James, a former MOVE member and the mother of Frank Africa, foreshadowed the devastation to come:
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In the second episode of our series with @PhillyInquirer, narrators take us through the events leading up to the 1978 Powelton Village shootout, and the incarceration of the MOVE Nine. Listen to episode two of “MOVE: Untangling the Tragedy” at the link in bio.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer@PhillyInquirer·
“MOVE: Untangling the Tragedy,” a six-part podcast The Inquirer is cohosting with @TULoganCenter, is based on interviews with MOVE members, neighbors, and journalists who covered the bombing and fire that city officials let burn until they could not control it. (1/3)
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