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Pam Africa described police abuse her family experienced at a protest outside the Penn Museum on April 28, 2021, over the museum’s mistreatment of the remains of children Tree and Delisha Africa who were killed when Philadelphia police dropped explosives on MOVE s headquarters in 1985. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
More than 100 people rallied Wednesday evening in front of Penn Museum to call on the University of Pennsylvania to immediately return remains belonging to children who died in the 1985 MOVE bombing.
“They’ve been doing this to our Black bodies for hundreds of years, in the name of science, in the name of study,” said YahNé Ndgo, striking a chord with the crowd. “We are not subjects of study, we are human beings!”
MOVE member, supporters protest use of deceased members bodies in research
MOVE member, supporters protest use of deceased members bodies in research
Shawnette Wilson has details on the protest by a MOVE member and supporters against UPenn s use of deceased MOVE members in research
UNIVERSITY CITY - A march on University City where activists demand accountability from the University of Pennsylvania over the remains of children who died in the MOVE bombing back in 1985. Tree Africa. Delisha Africa! chanted a crowd, as dozens sat in solidarity with Mike Africa, Jr. and other members of the MOVE organization. They chanted the names of two young girls who were part of the MOVE family.
Department of Africana Studies | Action is 36 years overdue in holding the remains of MOVE bombing victims thedp.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thedp.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.