MOVE 9
Who was John Africa?
- is a civil rights activist
- Creator of the group MOVE 9
Who is the creator of MOVE 9
John Africa
What is the BLM Movement
It was a built local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state.
What's wrong with the system
The prison system is filled with lots of abuse. Abuse for being lack of air, space, healthy food, and proper health care.
Define political prisoner
someone who was imprisoned because of their beliefs
who was John Arica influenced by
The Black Panther party
When was it found
The Black Lives Matter organization was founded in 2013
Why is reform needed?
It is needed because prisons need to be better for its prisoners because they are still human at the end of the day.
What happened in Philly
Bombing the MOVE 9 House
What was the Community Housing Inc.?
was a cooperative in which members pooled money together to buy a handful of buildings to live in
How was The BLM Movement influenced
They were influenced by Jim Crow, bus boycotts, frameworks, and most importantly black lives that needed to be protected (SCIAM)
What is the current state of the prison system in result of previous historical happenings?
Mass Incarceration is huge now because of the fact that in the past, police were just arresting people for anything causing an increase in the amount of people incarcerated.
Where are they now?
The group is now split up and the final person is now finally out of jail
When did John Africa create the MOVE 9 group
The 1970s and the 1980s
What were their goals?
BLM’s focus has been less on changing specific laws and more on fighting for a fundamental reordering of society wherein Black lives are free from systematic dehumanization (ACLU).
What was the First step act
A way to give prisoners a chance to earn time credits that may help them get an early release date.
What happened to most of the people in the group
Killed or went to jail
How was this started??
This group was started by the Trayvon Martin death due to police brutality (BLM.com)
Why do some feel its needed
Some feel that its needed because it gives prisoners a chance to be freed for doing what is right