The Africas VS. America

CBC

In 1985, police dropped a bomb in a Philadelphia neighborhood. Their target? A family of Black radicals known as ‘MOVE,’ who found themselves ensnared in a city — and nation’s — domestic war on Black Liberation. Over seven episodes, host Matthew Amha investigates the events that culminated in the MOVE bombing, and the long afterlife of a forgotten American tragedy.All episodes are available ad-free on the CBC True Crime Premium channel.

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The Africas VS. America

Episodes (11)

Jun 18, 2025 Host pick: The Outlaw Ocean exposes a new war on poverty
May 16, 2023 Why & how Matthew Amha chose to tell the story of MOVE: On stage at Hot Docs
Apr 21, 2023 "Love, peace and healing": A conversation with Mike Africa Jr. about telling MOVE's story

The Africas VS. America

Jun 18, 2025
30 minutes
28 MB

The Outlaw Ocean, according to our host Matthew Amha, “exemplifies the kind of trenchant, deeply reported, serialized journalism that we don't see enough of; and represents the form at its very highest level. Reporting which adds value and colour and context and interrogation to corners of life in desperate need of it.” If you liked our podcast, we think you’ll appreciate the urgent, unsettling journalism led by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Ian Urbina. His domain is the vast and largely lawless ocean, where forced labour and other human rights abuses are as common as inv...

The Africas VS. America

Host pick: The Outlaw Ocean exposes a new war on poverty

CBC

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