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The Day Police Dropped a Bomb On Philadelphia

VICE meets with Ramona Africa, one of the only survivors of the police bombing in a residential neighborhood of Philadelphia in 1985. The bombing was a result of a conflict between the Philadelphia police department and the MOVE organization, the black liberation group in which Ramona belonged. The targeted house was the headquarters of the MOVE group, which had garnered complaints from their neighbors in the predominantly Black neighborhood.

English
  • Originally Aired November 11, 2020
  • Runtime 12 minutes
  • Network YouTube
  • Production Company VICE Media
  • Notes Is a season finale
  • Created November 27, 2025 by
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  • Modified November 27, 2025 by
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