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BLACK HEALTH MATTERS at the Uhuru Health Festival & Flea Market!

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

Remembering Mama Africa Miriam Makeba

Mama Africa Miriam Makeba is best known for her song "Pata Pata." She was born in Johannesburg on March 4, 1932. She joined the ancestors on November 9, 2008. Makeba was pro-Africa and had a profound impact on artists such as Aretha Franklin.

No charges made against Minneapolis cops for the murder of Jamar Clark

The two pigs who murdered 24-year-old African, Jamar Clark, will not be charged

Lead poisoning of African students in New Jersey schools

Eight more New Jersey schools showed elevated lead levels. Parents are now having their children tested for lead poisoning.

Political prisoner Abdul Majid joins the ancestors

Former Black Panther Abdullah (Abdul) Majid died as a political prisoner on April 3, 2016 while in the hands of the State.

Alabama prisoners organize demonstration in response to horrible living conditions

African prisoners started a demonstration at the prison camp known as the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Alabama on March 12, 2016. The demonstration was recorded on cellphone video.

Uhuru Solidarity Movement National Convention gains momentum, draws national attention

The two-day convention will be held at Akwaaba Hall in St. Petersburg, Florida on April 16 and 17, 2016. Titled “The Reparations Challenge: Build White Solidarity with Black Power,” the convention has drawn interest from radio stations and newspapers across the country from Miami, Florida to Portland, Oregon.

African man Jacobia Grimes faces life in prison for stealing candy

Jacobia Grimes, an African man from New Orleans, LA, faces 20 years to life in prison for stealing $31 of candy.

Remembering the real MLK on the 48th anniversary of his assassination

Civil Rights Movement leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated by the U.S. government on April 4, 1968. He was 39 years old when he was gunned down on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN. April 4, 2016 marks the 48th anniversary of MLK’s assassination.

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