Spear staff

Reposted with permission from Marcus Anthony Merritt, Sr. 

Losing a child is a parent’s worst nightmare. But for some, the pain is more unbearable when unanswered questions surround the death.

“I want to know what happened to my son,” says Royce Eckley, who’s struggled for more than a year trying to find answers in connection with the death of her son.

African People’s Socialist Party Chairman Omali Yeshitela has stated clearly that politics are concentrated economics.

The 2018 African People’s Solidarity Committee (APSC) national planning conference, themed “Unity Through Reparations” is bringing together white people from all over the country who want to work under the leadership of the African (black) working class in their struggle for liberation and self-determination.

“UCSB washed their hands of me just because I was raped in Isla Vista and not on campus. …What does that mean for the resources that I should be allocated appropriately with the advocates that have my back?”—Ro’Shawndra Earvin

The Black is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations held its annual march on the White House and national conference in Washington, D.C. under the theme, “The Ballot and the Bullet: Elections, War, and Peace in the Era of Donald Trump” on November 4-5.

Seoul, South Korea — Friday November 3, 2017, coming after U.S. president Trump’s threats to “totally destroy” North Korea [*NBC News September 21, 2017], South Koreans protested ahead of his scheduled trip to the capital of their country.

Muslim insurgents killed four and wounded two U.S. soldiers on October 4, 2017 around the town of Tongo Tongo, 200 km from Niamey,  the capital of Niger.

Zenzele Consignment, a clothing resale store and economic develop project that sustains the programs of the All African People’s Development and Empowerment Project (AAPDEP), recognized its one year anniversary with a successful anniversary celebration and fundraiser on August 27th 2017.

Uhuru Kenyatta won 54 percent of votes against 45 percent for Raila Odinga on 8 August 2017. 1.4 million votes separated the two contenders.