The University of Pennsylvania has moved to rebury the stolen and unethically obtained skulls of at least 13 Black Philadelphians that were displayed in a classroom for years.
The University of Pennsylvania has moved to rebury the stolen and unethically obtained skulls of at least 13 Black Philadelphians that were displayed in a classroom for years.
Burning Spear News Jun 14, 2021 Chia Cotansuca (Cota)
On Thursday, May 13th at Malcolm X Park in West Philadelphia, members and supporters of the MOVE family held a memorial. At the mic, the speaker held a placard with the names of the 6 adults and 5 children who were murdered by the Philadelphia police
It has been 36 years since the City of Philadelphia dropped a bomb on MOVE, an African liberation organization, murdering 11 people including five children.
It has now come to light that Penn Museum, the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), and Princeton University have, for decades, manhandled the remains of 12-year-old Tree and 14-year-old Delisha Africa in the name of “anthropology,” i.e. colonial scientific study.
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