Imperialist Attacks

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.

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.

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.

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.

Major General Sibusiso Moyo appeared on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 on Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation to say that “the situation in our country has reached another level….