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Joined by Divisions and Black and Blue

Presented by Scribe Video Center at Scribe Video Center

August 13, 2010

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"Joined By Divisions" (2010, 38 min) Directed by Ted Passon Perhaps the most iconic image of the rift between the Philadelphia community and the police was the MOVE bombing in 1985. The incident occurred under the watch of Philadelphia’s first African-American mayor, Wilson Goode. The film brings the story into the present day by following the shooting death of the former mayor’s nephew, Timothy “Tee” Goode, at the hands of the police. Taking place on one summer day in 2008, the film follows the unlikely alliance of MOVE member Pam Africa and Timothy’s mother Pamela Goode as they confront the 39th police district over the shooting. The complex intertwining pasts of the people and places coming together on that one day form inroads into many stories and discussions on the complicated history of the police and community relationship in Philadelphia. "Black and Blue" (1987, 58 min) Directed by Hugh King and Lamar Williams A powerful mix of archival material, news clips and documentary footage chronicles impassioned community response to decades of deadly force against people of color by members of the Philadelphia police force. Community leaders, politicians, police officers, survivors of police brutality and sympathizers unravel a pattern of biased violent police behavior from of Police Commissioner Frank Rizzo to the bombing of Osage Avenue.