Murder at Ryans Run: exposing the cult of John Africa
Murder at Ryans Run: exposing the cult of John Africa
Beth McNamara
We'll Burn This House Down - Ramona Africa's Letter
21 minutes Posted May 7, 2025 at 11:00 am.
Ramona Africa's Warning and Survival
The Public Face of MOVE
Ramona's Post-Prison Leadership
The A-Space and Anarchist Connection
Ramona's Pre-May 13th Communications
Fact-Checking and Final Call
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Two days before the 1985 fire that killed 5 children and 6 adults inside 6221 Osage Avenue, MOVE’s Minister of Information, Ramona Africa, sent a letter to police: “We will burn this motherf***ing house down and burn you up with us.” This handwritten letter has been publicly available for 40 years. So why is it rarely included in books, documentaries, or retrospectives—especially now, 40 years later? This episode brings her words back into the story—and asks us all to think critically about w...