Philadelphia MOVE Apology
Eleven Black men, women and children were killed after a Philadelphia police officer was told to drop a bomb on their West Philadelphia home on May 13, 1985. These men, women and children were members or related to members of a unique social organization called MOVE.
My name is Ulysses "Butch" Slaughter. I am a reconciliation expert and host of the podcast Alpha Black. For nearly two years, I have worked with MOVE family members, social justice advocates, former and current elected officials, former and current media agents and former and current emergency management agents in The City of Philadelphia in the interest of remembering this tragedy with an official public apology from The City of Philadelphia.
It is now April 2020, almost 35 years since the bombing and killing of the 11 MOVE relatives.
The bomb that led to the deaths of 11 MOVE family members also devastated the lives of neighbors who watched the gruesome attack. The bomb that led to the deaths of 11 family members also devastated the lives of innocent police and firefighters who were charged guilty by association with their rogue colleagues. The bomb that led to the deaths of 11 MOVE family members devastated elected officials, community organizers and the children who watched a raging inferno destroy more an entire city block with 61 homes.
On May 13, 1985, city officials approached the MOVE home to deliver arrest warrants. Instead of issuing arrest warrants, these city officials delivered 10,000 rounds of gunfire, Tovex explosives, C4 bombs and absolute horror.
And the pain hasn't ended. The pain continues. This is why I stand with a countless and growing number of people around the world calling for an official MOVE apology from the City of Philadelphia to the City of Philadelphia.
No current crisis should silence or eliminate the need to apologize for the horrible acts we have committed against one another in the past. Please sign and share the petition for a public apology from the City of Philadelphia to the City of Philadelphia for the MOVE tragedy.
Thank you.
Ulysses brings MOVE reconciliation program to WURD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp30uXzm3d0
Ulysses advocates MOVE apology at Change.org
