Geography

One year later, we look back on the Baltimore Uprising, sparked by the police murder of Freddie Gray.

Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe said in March 2016 that his government would take possession of all diamond operations because existing miners had robbed the country of its wealth.  This statement was followed up with a cabinet meeting and was eventually repealed

Maryland’s general assembly voted 29-18 in favor of restoring voting rights to 40,000 ex-prisoners on February 2, 2016. The colonial laws in Maryland previously only allowed ex-prisoners to vote after completing parole or probation.

In 2008 a handwritten page from the diary of Eldridge Cleaver sold for $700. Among other things, Cleaver’s diary reveals the history of The African People’s Socialist Party’s determination to forward the African revolution even after its brutal and bloody defeat by the U.S. government and its abandonment by some of its most significant leaders.

The U.S. Department of Treasury announced on April 20, 2016 that the face on the U.S. 20 dollar bill will be changed from Andrew Jackson to Harriet Tumbman. Many see this as a victory for Africans, especially African women, however this is a reflection of imperialism in crisis.

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has commented, during his campaign, in support of the illigitimate State of Israel.

The “Panama Papers” have left people in shock at the amount of corruption that exists among the ruling class.

Piece submitted by Kenny Motsamai, PAC Freedom Fighter currently held as political prisoner in Occupied Azania (South Africa) on charges which he was illegitimately convicted of during the Apartheid regime.

African People's Education and Defense Fund (APEDF) is proud to host the 5th Annual Uhuru Health Festival & Flea Market at Clark Park on 43^rd and Chester Ave in Philadelphia on April 23, 2016!