Private Story
Finding Comfort
The Daily Pennsylvanian
Published on May 15, 2021
Activist YahNé Ndgo (center right) hugs an attendee backstage as MOVE organizer Mike Africa Jr. (far right) addresses the crowd during the MOVE Day of Remembrance to Honor the Lives Lost event in Philadelphia, Pa. on May 13, 2021. 11 members of the MOVE organization were bombed and killed by Philadelphia police in their home 30 years earlier.
The MOVE bombing is regarded as one of the most tragic events in Philadelphia’s history. During the remembrance march, I thought it was important to highlight the reactions and emotions of the crowd. A fair amount of people in attendance had connections to the bombing — after all, it was not so long ago — so paying attention to random audience members allowed me to represent the deep, daily effects the bombing had on the West Philadelphia community.
