African People’s Socialist Party (APSP)

“Why don’t you live for the people? Why don’t you struggle for the people? Why don’t you die for the people?”─An excerpt from “The Murder of Fred Hampton” (1971) that was screened in Akwaaba Hall at the Uhuru House In St. Petersburg, Florida on February 26th, 2018.

The Seventh Congress of the African People’s Socialist Party is occurring in St. Louis, Missouri from October 6-13, 2018 at a critical moment in history.

Due to having been under foreign domination for the past 600 plus years, African people around the world have lost a great sense of who we are. That is reflected in the fact that we often refer to ourselves as various foreign titles, most of them tying us to those who oppress us, such as ‘American’ or ‘French.’

ST. PETERSBURG, FL--Three members of the African People’s Socialist Party were slammed against pig cars and stuffed into the backs of them.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL--It’s that time again! Black Power 96.3 FM’s 2nd Annual February member fund drive is getting ready to take off! Themed “Raise the Black Power Tower”, we have recently been approved by the Federal Communications Commission to raise our tower, expanding our coverage area!

The African People’s Education and Defense Fund (APEDF) is approaching its 25 year anniversary with a project that is supported throughout the world. This project is the latest in APEDF’s long history of developing and institutionalizing programs to address the disparities in education, health, and economic development faced by African people. 

The 2017 Marcus Garvey Legacy Cruise took place from December 9-16, 2017.  The supporters and friends of the Uhuru Movement sailed aboard the Carnival Glory for a seven day, six night exotic Caribbean cruise. 

St. Petersburg, Florida—The St. Pete police murdered 33-year-old African, Timothy Earl Jackson on October 24, 2017—exactly 21 years after the police murder of then 18-year-old TyRon Lewis.

ST. LOUIS—When it comes to selling The Burning Spear, the political journal of the African People’s Socialist Party (APSP) and Uhuru Movement, few can match the work of Themba Tshibanda.