About the Author

Tajah Ebram, Discussion Guide Writer
Tajah Ebram is a scholar of Black literature history and culture. Her work and teaching centers Black feminisms, carceral studies and environmental studies. Her article, “ 'Can’t Jail the Revolution”: Policing, Protest, and the MOVE Organization in Philadelphia’s Carceral Landscape," appeared in The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biographyin 2019. Tajah lives, works and builds community in West Philadelphia where she is an organizer and grower with the Philly Peace Parks-- working toward food & plant access and land sovereignty in Black communities. She is also working with scholars and activists in the city to co-create an archive of MOVE history and community memory.

Discussion Guide Producer, POV:

Courtney B. Cook, PhD

Thanks to all who reviewed this guide:

Asad Muhammad | Vice President of Impact and Engagement Strategy, POV

This resource was created, in part, with the generous support of the Open Society Foundation.