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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 |
| 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 create 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]
- ^ 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.