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African People's Socialist Party | |
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| Abbreviation | APSP |
| Chairman | Omali Yeshitela |
| Founded | May 1972 |
| Merger of | Junta of Militant Organizations (JOMO) Black Rights Fighters (BRF) Black Study Group (BSG) |
| Newspaper | The Burning Spear Newspaper |
| Ideology | African internationalism African socialism Communism Pan-Africanism anti-imperialism anti-colonialism Reparations for slavery Russophilia |
| International affiliation | African Socialist International |
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| Website | |
| apspuhuru.org | |
The African People's Socialist Party (APSP) is a pan-Africanist political party and organization working towards reparations for slavery in the United States, identifying ideologically with African internationalism and African socialism.[1] The party was created in May 1972 by the merger of three black power organizations based in Florida and Kentucky. Omali Yeshitela has been chairman of the APSP since 1972.[1][2]: 316 [3][4] The APSP leads its sister organization, the Uhuru Movement. Uhuru, pronounced /ʊhʊrʊ/, is Swahili for "freedom".[4] The APSP's stated goals are "to keep the Black Power Movement alive, defend the countless Africans locked up by the counterinsurgency, and develop relationships with Africa and Africans worldwide".[5]
Four leading members of the APSP, including its chairman Omali Yeshitela, were convicted in U.S. federal court of conspiring to act as unregistered foreign agents of the Russian government. They were found not guilty of acting as agents of Russia.[6] The four APSP leaders conspired with Aleksandr Ionov, the founder of the Anti-Globalization Movement of Russia, to interfere in U.S. elections and sow social divisions in the United States. Prosecutors alleged Ionov was funded by the Russian government and had connections to Russian intelligence.[7][8][9]
- ^ a b Klehr, Harvey (1988). Far Left of Center: The American Radical Left Today. Transaction Publishers. pp. 118–119. ISBN 9781412823432.
- ^ Shujaa, Mwalimu; Shujaa, Kenya (2015). The SAGE Encyclopedia of African Cultural Heritage in North America. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9781506300504.
- ^ "The Burning Spear celebrates 50 years". The Weekly Challenger. December 20, 2018.
- ^ a b Elliott, Rory (November 21, 2018). "A Day of Reparations Stops in Portland". The Bridge.
- ^ "African People's Socialist Party-USA - History". asiuhuru.org. African People's Socialist Party. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ "St. Petersburg Uhurus guilty of conspiracy, not guilty of acting as Russian agents". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ Axelbank, Evan (2024-09-12). "Uhuru group convicted of conspiring with Russian agent, acquitted of acting on behalf of foreign government". FOX 13 News. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ "Black rights activists convicted of conspiracy, not guilty of acting as Russian agents". AP News. 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ "Office of Public Affairs | U.S. Citizens and Russian Intelligence Officers Charged with Conspiring to Use U.S. Citizens as Illegal Agents of the Russian Government | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2024-09-16.