Uncremated remains of MOVE bombing found after they were thought to have been destroyed, Kenney says phillyvoice.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from phillyvoice.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Remains belonging to the victims of a 1985 bombing at the Philadelphia headquarters of a prominent Black organization were not cremated, as city officials previously believed.
Philly Health Chief Ousted On MOVE Bombing Anniversary For Discarding Victims Remains
Health Commissioner Thomas Farley was forced to resign after cremating victims remains from the 1985 police attack instead of returning them to family.
The head of Philadelphia’s public health department was forced to resign on Thursday for mishandling the remains of victims of the MOVE bombing, a racist act of police violence that happened on this exact day 36 years ago.
Mayor Jim Kenney announced that he had asked Health Commissioner Thomas Farley to hand in his resignation effective immediately due to Farley’s decision to cremate and dispose of an unknown number of victims’ remains instead of fully identifying them and returning them to family members.
Thirty-six years to the day after Philadelphia police dropped a bomb on the MOVE rowhouse in Cobbs Creek, killing 11 people, including five children, and razing 61 homes, the pain is fresh on Osage Avenue.
âThere are a lot of thoughts running through my mind,â said Mike Africa Jr. with a heavy sigh, looking out to the crowd of 200 dressed in white at Osage Avenue and Cobbs Creek Parkway. âBefore we get to those, we have to say their names.â
Rhonda Africa. Theresa Africa. Frank Africa. Conrad Africa. John Africa. Tree Africa. Delisha Africa. Netta Africa. Little Phil Africa. Tomaso Africa. Raymond Africa.