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I.C.E. out of Minneapolis! Stop U.S. terror against African and Indigenous communities

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White solidarity with the African anti-colonial struggle— Reparations now! The African People’s Solidarity Committee (APSC) and our mass organization the Uhuru Solidarity Movement (USM) condemn the January 7, 2026 murder…

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Read more about the article Reparations Investment Company: The “greater investment” in African self-determination!
Through the RIC, African people will be able to build their own solutions, reclaim control of their property and neighborhoods. PHOTO: THE BURNING SPEAR

Reparations Investment Company: The “greater investment” in African self-determination!

A bold, transformative initiative is emerging in North St. Louis. Known as the Reparations Investment Company (RIC), its goal is to create “renovation that contends with gentrification!” RIC is the…

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Read more about the article Chairman Omali taught us to struggle against colonialism, not racism
Penny Hess and Chairman Omali at the March on Washington, sponsored by the Black is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations in November 2019. PHOTO: THE BURNING SPEAR

Chairman Omali taught us to struggle against colonialism, not racism

I first heard Chairman Omali Yeshitela speak in Louisville, KY in 1976. I remember that he had a large map of Africa, which he used to point out the status…

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Read more about the article APSC Chair Penny Hess speaks on the “white people’s State”- pilgrims, proud boys, police – on The People’s War podcast

APSC Chair Penny Hess speaks on the “white people’s State”- pilgrims, proud boys, police – on The People’s War podcast

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 Last week, 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse was released from jail where he was being held on murder charges after killing 2 people who were protesting the Kenosha, Wisconsin police shooting…

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Read more about the article African working class seizing power with the Black Power Blueprint! White St. Louis owes reparations!
In May of this year Steve Stenger, a St. Louis county executive, was indicted and pleaded guilty to felony charges of three counts of public corruption for steering county contracts to his campaign donors.

African working class seizing power with the Black Power Blueprint! White St. Louis owes reparations!

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By Penny Hess, Chair of the African People's Solidarity Committee Originally published in the July 2019 issue of The Burning Spear newspaper and republished with permission. St. Louis, MO —…

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