Spear staff

On February 3, 2018, two members of the African People’s Socialist Party, Comrades Yejide Orunmila and Kiongozi Binamu were married in St. Petersburg, Florida in a beautiful outdoor ceremony witnessed by dozens of family, friends and Comrades and officiated by Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Chairman of the African Socialist International and leader of the International African Revolution.

On February 15, 2018 the film “Black Panther” was released to movie theaters worldwide, a film that has now become the highest grossing movie directed by an African in history.

It comes at no surprise that under colonialism, African people everywhere are suffering from imposed diseases and treatable illnesses, with little to no access to adequate medical treatment or assistance.

Little Bobby Hutton was only 17 years old when Oakland pigs assassinated him on April 6,1968.

The time is now for African women to lead and the African National Women’s Organization (ANWO) is the engine that builds those leaders. 

Kendrick Lamar is the man of the moment having won a Pulitzer Prize on April 16, 2018. It was the first win for a non-classical or jazz musician since the awards began including music some 75 years ago. Lamar won for his fourth album, Damn.

Philadelphia PA   On Saturday, April 21st the African People’s Education and Defense Fund (APEDF) is holding our 7th annual Uhuru Health Festival & Flea Market and April 28 APEDF and Black Star Industries (BSI) in Oakland are hosting the 4th Annual Uhuru Health Fair  at our own Akwaaba Hall.  The theme from coast to coast is Family • Fitness • Freedom: Putting the Power of African Health in African Hands.

Bakari Olatunji has been an important part of the Uhuru Movement in Oakland, where he grew up, since the mid 1980s.

The African People's Socialist Party is united with the African nation to mourn the passing away of Comrade Winnie Madikizela Mandela, a brave daughter of Africa venerated through the world for her role in standing up against white power in the settler colony of South Africa.