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Mike Africa, Jr. A voice for the children of prisoners

Mike Africa, Jr. A voice for the children of prisoners Mike Africa, Jr. A voice for the children of prisoners Mike Africa, Jr. A voice for the children of prisoners

I embody “Never Give Up” and I want to show you how to do the same. 

Mike Africa, Jr. A voice for the children of prisoners

Mike Africa, Jr. A voice for the children of prisoners Mike Africa, Jr. A voice for the children of prisoners Mike Africa, Jr. A voice for the children of prisoners

I embody “Never Give Up” and I want to show you how to do the same. 

Help me buy back 6221 osage ave!

Help me buy back 6221 osage ave!

My great-aunt Louise James owned 6221 Osage Ave. Her dying wish was to get back her property that had been taken from her through emanate domain. My family will never be whole again. But with your support we can put the pieces of whats left of us back together. 


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My Family

Revolution In My Blood

My family created the MOVE Organization. John Africa, the founder of MOVE was my great-uncle. My grandmother and great-aunt Louise were "Ministers of Communication" for the group. MOVE is arguably the most revolutionary organization from Philadelphia. Before Black Lives Matter, Earth First and PETA there was MOVE. Our dreadlocks predates Whoopi Goldberg. Our raw food diet was before Tabitha Brown. 

MOVE protested injustice jail sentences, animal cruelty environmental pollution.... MOVE members got arrested hundreds of times from 1972-1981 and my parents, grandmother and other family members were at the heart of the arrests. Since the start of MOVE in 72', members have collectively served nearly 500 years in prison.

Parents Ona Move!

The culmination of years of protests and confrontations with police resulted in the police raiding our house with hundreds of police, firemen and and high-powered weapons. A shootout ensued and when the smoke cleared a policeman was dead. MOVE was found guilty of the murder. My parents, my uncle Chuck and 6 other members were convicted of third-degree murder and sentenced to 30-100 years for the death of officer James Ramp. 

The MOVE Bombing

After 7 years of protesting for the release of imprisoned fellow members, the culmination of another confrontation ended with 11 MOVE members dead. On May 13th 1985 Philadelphia police went to MOVE's house at 6221 Osage Ave. The said mission was to serve bench warrants on 4 MOVE members. The police arrived by the hundreds with bullets in the thousands. After firing over 10,000 rounds of ammunition without successfully killing all members the police dropped a bomb. The bomb ignited a fire. As the people tried to escape the inferno they were met with police gunfire. 6 adults and 5 children were murdered. 

Mike Africa, Jr.

I was born in a jail cell following the police raid in 1978.

I spent two years in a secret location to stay hidden from further police attacks ultimately to be captured and taken to an abusive orphanage along with many other MOVE children.

I saw the smoke from the fire that killed my MOVE family.

At the age of 6 I watched the bomb and later learned that all of the kids that were killed in the house were also the kids I suffered in the orphanage with.

7 years in prison, a bombing of our house and 11 of us dead didn't bring the 9 MOVE prisoners home.

As I grew up and learned to speak publicly and think strategically, I was able to work with a team of lawyers, politicians, and activists to get my parents and the surviving MOVE members out of prison. I started at age 13, I finished at 40

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