MOVE or the MOVE Organization is a Philadelphia-based black liberation group founded by John Africa.

* Black Thought-Lead MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group The Roots

He also made an appearance on the song " Rain Delay " by the Philadelphia-based rock group Marah.

The Underground Literary Alliance is a Philadelphia-based and internationally membered group of writers, zinesters and DIY writers.

They struck chart gold in 1976 with " Kiss and Say Goodbye ," written by Blue Lovett and arranged / co-produced with the group by the Philadelphia-based record producer Bobby Martin, a former member of the MFSB band of session musicians.

Tariq Trotter ( born on October 3, 1970 ), better known as Black Thought, is an American hip-hop artist who is the lead MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group The Roots, as well as an occasional actor.

John Africa ( born Vincent Leaphart, July 26, 1931 – May 13, 1985 ), was a founder of MOVE, a Philadelphia-based black liberation group prominent in the United States in the early 1970s.

* John Africa, was a founder of MOVE, a Philadelphia-based black liberation group.

* Ramona Africa, was a member of MOVE, a Philadelphia-based black liberation group, and the sole survivor of the police attack on MOVE headquarters.

Finally, besides these two New York periodicals, Brown also published numerous fictional pieces, including the only surviving fragment of his first novel Sky-Walk, in the Philadelphia-based Weekly Magazine of Original Essays, Fugitive Pieces, and Interesting Intelligence ( 1798 – 1799 ).

Chivian arranged for Burke to be signed to Singular Records, a Philadelphia-based label that was owned by WPEN disc jockey Edwin L. " Larry " Brown ( born September 10, 1921 in New York City ; died March 24, 2005 ), and vocal coach Arthur " Artie " Singer ( born February 1, 1919 in Toronto, Ontario ; died May 2, 2008 in Pennsylvania ), who had a distribution deal with Chess Records.

The next year, Mellon bought 54 branch offices of Philadelphia-based Philadelphia Savings Fund Society, whose parent company had become insolvent.

The Philadelphia-based Liberty Bowl game, which had been played at Municipal Stadium from 1959 – 1963, was moved into the Convention Center in 1964 for the contest between Utah and West Virginia.

After the WWF moved their shows to the CoreStates Center, rival World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) moved their Philadelphia-based shows in 1997 to the Spectrum as a replacement to the Civic Center ( a longtime WCW venue that had permanently closed down a few months before ).

Although the curse was not generally considered as extending to college sports, two Philadelphia-based college basketball teams, the St. Joseph's Hawks and the Villanova Wildcats, which had successful seasons in 2004 and 2006 respectively, failed to reach the Final Four of the NCAA Basketball Tournament.

On September 18, 2008, Boscov's announced that it had named Philadelphia-based Versa Capital Management Inc. ( parent company or major shareholder of Republic Storage Systems, Polartec, and Black Angus Steakhouse, among others ) as the preferred, or " stalking horse " bidder for a complete sale of the company, with an offer of $ 11 million cash plus assumption of all debt.

Mahone forces had gathered what he thought would be sufficient funds to place a winning bid, but they were outbid by a surprise entry of a principal of a Philadelphia-based financial company, a previously unidentified competitor.

But Taubman had incurred substantial debt during his ' 80s acquisitions, which included the Philadelphia-based Wanamaker's department stores in 1986 as well as Sotheby's auction house and various properties.

Philadelphia-based brothers Travis and Steven Fogelman had been producing with hip hop artists for over a decade prior to forming Daughter Darling ; Stephen had been spinning hip hop since he was 13, while his younger brother Travis began experimenting with sampling and drum and bass production since 1994.

For the second time in two years, both WJJZ and the " Smooth Jazz " format were replaced with an AC station ; also, both times that WJJZ had ended its run, the final song was by a Philadelphia-based act.

In 1999 Morton Salt was acquired by the Philadelphia-based Rohm and Haas Company, Inc. and operated as a division of that company along with the Canadian Salt Company ( which Morton had acquired in 1954 ).

However, in 1983, The Philadelphia Inquirer published a story that referenced a Philadelphia-based campaign to resurrect the dead on Jupiter that, while failing to explicitly mention the tiles, bears a striking similarity to the ideas of the tiles themselves.

In 1982, PR Newswire expanded its presence through acquisitions, beginning with the purchase of Philadelphia-based Mediawire in 1983.

He joined with the Philadelphia-based Phillips brothers in an oil exploration investment which was moderately profitable.

Haley began his rock and roll career with what is now recognized as a rockabilly style in a cover of " Rocket 88 " recorded for the Philadelphia-based Holiday Records label in 1951.

Eddy signed a contract with Philadelphia-based Jamie Records.

In January 1996 Van Dam signed with promoter Paul Heyman's Philadelphia-based promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ), defeating Axl Rotten in his debut match at House Party.

She began the Philadelphia-based nonprofit FMV, Families of Murder Victims, soon after Nancy's death in order to cope with her tragedy, and later obtained a Master's Degree in Social Work from Bryn Mawr College.

He collaborated on many of his successful recordings with the Philadelphia-based songwriting team, Gamble and Huff.

In 1961, after a year performing in jubilees, sock hops and school functions, the Ordettes, then managed by respected music manager Bernard Montague, who later managed several other Philadelphia-based groups such as The Stylistics and The Delfonics, got their first deal with Harold Robinson's Newtown Records.

The column's widespread popularity began in 1923 when Dix signed with the Philadelphia-based Public Ledger Syndicate.

Along with the station swap came The Mike Douglas Show, which aired its first Philadelphia-based show on August 30, 1965.

The Philadelphia-based Tri-State Wrestling Alliance held occasional supercards that featured big name stars among their own local talent, and showcased wild bloody main event brawls with Abdullah the Butcher, The Sheik, Jesse James Sr. and others.

In late 2006, the company began a three month cross-promotional rivalry with Philadelphia-based promotion Pro Wrestling Unplugged.

The organization also organizes special concerts and, along with Macy's, produces a monthly radio show of Wanamaker Organ recordings, on the Philadelphia-based classical / jazz station, WRTI / 90. 1.

Smith began his career in the Philadelphia-based Tri-State Wrestling Alliance, where his debut match occurred at Temple University in 1990 at McGonigle Hall as he wrestled to a draw with The Sandman.

* Stephen A. Cozen ( Class of 1957 )-Founder and Chairman of Cozen O ' Connor, a Philadelphia-based law firm with 21 offices throughout the United States and offices in London and Toronto.

He also supported Tori Amos and toured the US and UK with Philadelphia-based band Marah.

Lafayette Napoleon Cross ( May 12, 1866 – September 6, 1927 ) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played most of his 21-year career with Philadelphia-based teams in four different leagues.

Following a simultaneous acquisition of Philadelphia-based Cassatt & Co., the firm was reopened as Merrill Lynch, E. A.

After leaving Congress, he worked at the Princeton office of the Philadelphia-based law firm Dechert Price & Rhoads.

Mahone still worked to regain control, but his role as a railroad builder ended, in 1881, when Philadelphia-based interests outbid him and purchased the A, M & O at auction, renaming it Norfolk and Western ( N & W ).