Imperialist Attacks

Amongst future imperialist minions, aspiring neocolonial puppets and an African who self-describes as a “proud anglophile,” Chairman Yeshitela boldly declared, “we are one Africa, one nation and we must have a closer union but in order for that to happen it has to be a revolutionary union!” All whilst dressed in his black and gold Uhuru attire.

The Black is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations has issued a call for black people to descend on Washington, DC this fall for a two-day mobilization demanding an end to U.S. military and economic aggression in Africa and African communities worldwide.

​Hundreds of black people from throughout the U.S. and from every town, city and state, will descend on Washington, D.C.—capital of imperialist white power—on November 3 and 4.

John McCain is dead. The Arizona senator─who devoted his entire adult life to “serving” the U.S. imperialist project of slaughtering oppressed peoples and seizing their lands─died of cancer at 81.

Editor's note: This piece was written by Chairman Omali Yeshitela of the African People's Socialist Party, commemorating one of Africa's fiercest fighters for independence, Patrice Lumumba, during our period of celebration of African Martyr's Day.

Editor's note: The Burning Spear would like to take this opportunity to share with our readers the last letter from the independence hero of the Congo, Patrice Lumumba to his wife. We present this letter to you in honor of African Martyr's Day and the courageous resistance of African people in the Congo happening now. 

Natural and manmade disasters continue to destroy African communities.

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.

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.