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INPDUM | 01.18.2012
Discussion led by InPDUM President Diop Olugbala Discussion led by InPDUM President Diop Olugbala Dessau, Germany — Oury Jalloh, a young African from Sierra Leone/Guinea, was violently detained by police terrorists in the city of Dessau, Germany and taken to a holding cell in the basement of the local police station. Four hours later his body was found in a charcoaled state, his corpse chained at the hands and feet to a fireproof mattress. When Africans marched in the streets demanding justice for Oury they were rutally attacked by the police.
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Uhuru Solidarity Movement | 09.25.2011
2011 Mayoral Candidates Forum Philly 2011 Mayoral Candidates Forum THESE ARE THE REAL CONDITIONS IN PHILADELPHIA:
Philly 2011 Mayoral Candidates Forum THESE ARE THE REAL CONDITIONS IN PHILADELPHIA:
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African People's Solidarity Committee | 09.17.2011
As the crisis of imperialism deepens daily and the resistance of African and oppressed peoples of the world grows, the African People’s Solidarity Committee (APSC) and Uhuru Solidarity Movement (USM) are sponsoring their most important annual events — for A Day in Solidarity with African People. APSC and USM are organizations of predominately Euro-American or white people, working directly under the leadership of the African People’s Socialist Party USA (APSP USA). With the theme of the “growing African resistance for justice and freedom” the campaign for A Day in Solidarity with African People will raise $10,000 for the work and programs of the Uhuru Movement led by the APSP USA. A Day in Solidarity with African People events will feature Chairman Omali Yeshitela as the keynote speaker along with Penny Hess, APSC Chairwoman, as well as local speakers and cultural workers.
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Uhuru Solidarity Movement | 09.16.2011
The following statement is from Kimberly Davis, the sister of Troy Davis, who was wrongfully convicted and put on deathrow in 1991 for the death of a cop. There is no physical evidence against Troy Davis, and seven of the witnesses have recanted their story — many of them saying the police coerced them into give false testimony. Kimberly has launched a campaign on Change.org to stop his execution, which is scheduled for September 21. We urge our readers to participate in the campaign through the petition, call-in and in general to stop the brother's execution. My brother, Troy Davis, has been on Georgia's death row for 20 years despite strong evidence of his innocence. His execution date is now scheduled for Wed, Sept 21. He has a hearing in front of the Georgia Board of Pardons & Parole two days beforehand.We need to tell the Board strongly and clearly: There's too much doubt to execute Troy Davis! The case against my brother Troy consisted entirely of witness testimony which contained inconsistencies even at the time of the trial. Since then, seven out of nine witnesses from the trial have recanted or contradicted their testimony.
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Uhuru Solidarity Movement | 09.12.2011
On September 12, 1977, Steve Biko, a leader in the African Liberation Movement, was killed while held in police custody by the government of Occupied Azania (South Africa). Steve Biko was a leading figure in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa in the 1960s and 1970s. Biko founded the Black Consciousness Movement, which mobilized the African working class to struggle for power in their own hands. In 1977, Biko was arrested, tortured, and beaten to death by police. As Fred Hampton Sr, another slain African revolutionary, once famously remarked, "You can kill a revolutionary, but you cannot kill the revolution."
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Uhuru Radio | 09.11.2011
Reparations in Action! Days in Solidarity with African People campaign coordinator Wendy Snyder hosts, interviewing Penny Hess, Chairwoman of the African People's Solidarity Committee to address the reality of U.S. imperialism in crisis and why we should take the Pledge in Solidarity With African People.
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Uhuru Radio | 09.11.2011
Africa Live Host Nyabinga Dzimbahwe talks live with African Socialist International Chairman Omali Yeshitela about the background, U.S. response and current world situation relative to the 9/11/01 attack on the NYC World Trade Center.
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Uhuru Radio | 09.11.2011
Omali Yeshitela Speaks This speech, delivered by African Socialist International Chairman Omali Yeshitela in St. Petersburg, Florida on September 16, 2001, five days after the attack on the World Trade Center brilliantly exposes the strategy of the imperialists in fighting to maintain control over the world's resources and anticipates the U.S. government's war on Iraq and assault on domestic civil liberties in the U.S. Coming up at 10 am EST
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Uhuru Solidarity Blog | 09.10.2011
Black youth unemployment and underemployment nears 90 percent: Build "A Day in Solidarity with African People" and Take the Pledge TODAY! Black unemployment in this country rose to 16.7 percent according to last week’s U.S. Department of Labor report. If you add all those in the African community who have given up looking or who are underemployed with salaries that do not pay their basic expenses, the percentage doubles to 33 percent. African youth unemployment came in at a staggering 45 percent in the recent report. When the discouraged, unemployed and underemployed are added, we are talking about 90 percent, the vast majority of young African people who have been written off by the US government as a people with no future. 
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