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African People's Socialist Party | |
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| Abbreviation | APSP |
| Chairman | Omali Yeshitela |
| Founded | May 1972 |
| Merger of | Junta of Militant Organizations (JOMO) Black Rights Fighters (BRF) Black Study Group (BSG) |
| Newspaper | The Burning Spear Newspaper |
| Ideology | African internationalism African socialism Communism Pan-Africanism Reparations for slavery Russophilia |
| Political position | Far-left |
| International affiliation | African Socialist International |
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| Website | |
| apspuhuru.org | |
The African People's Socialist Party (APSP) is a pan-Africanist political party and organization working towards reparations for slavery in the United States, identifying ideologically with African internationalism and African socialism.[1] The party was created in May 1972 by the merger of three black power organizations based in Florida and Kentucky. Omali Yeshitela has been chairman of the APSP since 1972.[1][2]: 316 [3][4] The APSP leads its sister organization, the Uhuru Movement. Uhuru, pronounced /ʊhʊrʊ/, is Swahili for "freedom".[4] The APSP's stated goals are "to keep the Black Power Movement alive, defend the countless Africans locked up by the counterinsurgency, and develop relationships with Africa and Africans worldwide".[5]
Leadership of the APSP, including its chairman Omali Yeshitela, have been convicted in U.S. federal court of conspiring to act as foreign agents of the Russian government.[6] The APSP leaders conspired with Aleksandr Ionov, a Russian agent under the direction of the Federal Security Service (FSB) to spread pro-Russian propaganda, interfere in U.S. elections, and sow social divisions in the United States.[7][8][9]
- ^ a b Klehr, Harvey (1988). Far Left of Center: The American Radical Left Today. Transaction Publishers. pp. 118–119. ISBN 9781412823432.
- ^ Shujaa, Mwalimu; Shujaa, Kenya (2015). The SAGE Encyclopedia of African Cultural Heritage in North America. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9781506300504.
- ^ "The Burning Spear celebrates 50 years". The Weekly Challenger. December 20, 2018.
- ^ a b Elliott, Rory (November 21, 2018). "A Day of Reparations Stops in Portland". The Bridge.
- ^ "African People's Socialist Party-USA - History". asiuhuru.org. African People's Socialist Party. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ "St. Petersburg Uhurus guilty of conspiracy, not guilty of acting as Russian agents". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ Axelbank, Evan (2024-09-12). "Uhuru group convicted of conspiring with Russian agent, acquitted of acting on behalf of foreign government". FOX 13 News. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ "Black rights activists convicted of conspiracy, not guilty of acting as Russian agents". AP News. 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ "Office of Public Affairs | U.S. Citizens and Russian Intelligence Officers Charged with Conspiring to Use U.S. Citizens as Illegal Agents of the Russian Government | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2024-09-16.