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9 grade student a hope charter in Philadelphia PA

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  • MOVE - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia on 2009-10-23
    • MOVE or the MOVE Organization (though the name is not an acronym, it is spelled by followers in capital letters) is a Philadelphia-based group founded by charismatic leader John Africa. MOVE was described by CNN as "a loose-knit, mostly black group whose members all adopted the surname Africa, advocated a "back-to-nature" lifestyle and preached against technology."[1] It has had notable confrontations with the Philadelphia Police Department in 1978 and later in 1985. During the latter event, the police dropped a bomb on MOVE headquarters, resulting in multiple deaths of MOVE members.
  • The Delfonics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia on 2009-10-23
  • Bill Cosby Quotes on 2009-10-23
    • I am proud to be an American. Because an American can eat anything on the face of this earth as long as he has two pieces of bread.



      Bill Cosby
  • Wilt Chamberlain Quotes on 2009-10-23
    • I believe that good things come to those who work.



      Wilt Chamberlain


  • Wilt Chamberlain Quotes on 2009-10-23
  • Cecil B. Moore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia on 2009-10-23
    • "I was determined when I got back [from World War II combat] that what rights I didn't have I was going to take, using every weapon in the arsenal of democracy. After nine years in the Marine Corps, I don't intend to take another order from any son of a bitch that walks."
    • Born in West Virginia, Moore served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. In 1947, after his discharge at Fort Mifflin, Moore moved to Philadelphia and studied Law at Temple University. He earned a reputation as a no-nonsense lawyer who fought on behalf of his mostly poor, African-American clients concentrated in North Philadelphia. From 1963 to 1967, he served as President of the Philadelphia chapter of the NAACP. He also served on the Philadelphia City Council.
  • 1980 Philadelphia Phillies - BR Bullpen on 2009-10-22

    • The 1980 Season


      Despite finishing a distant fourth in the divisional race, the 1979 Phillies had ended that season on an uptick, winning 18 of 29 September games under farm director-turned-manager Dallas Green. Green made no signficant changes in the club during spring training in 1980, though he brought two youngsters - outfielder Lonnie Smith and catcher Keith Moreland - north in April and added promising rookie starting pitcher Bob Walk in May.

      Walk's debut on May 26 was the Phillies' fifth win in a row, their first consistent move away from .500 in the young season. The streak brought them to six games over, but they were still at six games over (and in third place) almost three months later, when Walk beat the Mets on August 16 to run his record to 9-2. The other bright spots were the consistently brilliant Steve Carlton, eventual MVP Mike Schmidt, Moreland (who caught fire in July and August), and Smith, who took over left field more and more from an aging and hurting Greg Luzinski. Overall, however, the rest of the Phillie bats were anemic well into August.

  • Philadelphia Museum of Art on 2009-10-22
    • Thursday, October 22, 2009



      As one of the largest museums in the United States, the Philadelphia Museum of Art invites visitors from around the world to explore its renowned collections, acclaimed special exhibitions, and enriching programs, both in person and online.
  • Mayor Michael Nutter: A Vision for Philadelphia on 2009-10-22

    • An Honest Budget Now: The Nutter Plan to Bring Fiscal Integrity to City Government


      Michael Nutter has released his budget plan for the future of Philadelphia.  Nutter outlined his plan to make the city’s budget process more transparent and inclusive.  He is the first candidate to show how he would pay for the new initiatives proposed in his ten policy papers - including putting 500 more police on the streets. 

  • City Mayors: John F Street - Mayor of Philadelphia on 2009-10-22

    • John F Street

      Mayor of Philadelphia

      By Andrew Stevens, Deputy Editor


      12 March 2006: Elected in 1999 and again in 2003, Philadelphia’s Mayor John F. Street carries with him a work ethic derived from his impoverished childhood. Though dubbed one of America’s worst mayors by Time Magazine in 2005, Street has participated in Democrat-led turnaround of the city over several decades as both city council president and mayor. Having provided jobs, regenerated neighbourhoods and halted educational decline, Street now sees the internet as making for a more prosperous Philadelphia.

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