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Since its founding 10 years ago on September 12, 2009, the Black is Back Coalition has sought to unite the black self-determination movement.

Under the slogan “Putting the power of education in the hands of the African community,” APEDF, BSI and our many partners involved the black community of West Philadelphia in bringing to life the positive future of African self-determination in the real world.

On Friday, October 11 at 7:30pm, Black Power 96 Station Manager Themba Tshibanda will host a special online webinar to discuss the plans of the All African People’s Development and Empowerment Project to bring its own non-commercial FM radio station back onto the airwaves with a new format featuring the complete library of speeches by Chairman Omali Yeshitela, along with special presentations by other leaders of the African liberation movement.

Aside from the incumbent refusing to face the people by missing more than half of the community forums during the primary election, here’s five ways the incumbent has sold out the interests of the black community and working people in this city, in just four years.

While the region victory went to the Midwest, with comrades in Chicago and St. Louis working around the clock selling The Spear, the top individual Spearseller came out of Greenville, South Carolina.

“The Uhuru Book Fair gives everyone the opportunity to be part of the solution to the colonial conditions our people face where young black children attend schools that are hostile to our community, in crumbling lead-contaminated buildings with no running water.

The Uhuru Furniture stores are part of the brilliant vision and strategy of Chairman Omali Yeshitela, building dual and contending power institutions in the tradition of Marcus Garvey today.

While in prison, I suffered some of the most inhumane conditions anywhere.

Election Day is right around the corner, August 27 to be exact, and it may very well be the most important election for our city.