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August 20, 2020

Call it what it is: colonialism!

By Penny Hess

This article is republished with permission from TheBurningSpear.com After George Floyd was brutally murdered by police in Minneapolis on May 25 the African working class erupted in a profound, sustained resistance. That resistance has opened up the deepest questions about this society we live

August 5, 2020

Watch: Understanding Colonialism

By Penny Hess

In this time of tremendous resistance to police violence against African people, it is more important than ever to be clear on what we are fighting for and get to the root of the problem. The African People’s Socialist Party has been leading the struggle, since 1972, to defeat colonialism and

July 1, 2020

Watch: Revolutionary History of Anti-Colonial Resistance

By Penny Hess

Watch this important political study led by Penny Hess, Chair of the African People’s Solidarity Committee (APSC) and author of Overturning the Culture of Violence. APSC is the organization of white people formed by the African People’s Socialist Party to extend the struggle for

May 28, 2020

Justice for George Floyd

By APSP Agit-Prop Web Admin

(Photo: APSC Chairwoman Penny Hess gives APSC’s statement at the African People’s Socialist Party’s press conference in St. Louis, MO, demanding justice for George Floyd, one of several held by the APSP around the country on Thursday, May 28, 2020.) The African People’s

March 8, 2020

Extending the Vanguard onto imperialism’s pedestal

By Penny Hess

This article is republished with permission from TheBurningSpear.com “Extend the Vanguard onto the Pedestal!” was the slogan of the African People’s Solidarity Committee (APSC) report to the historic national Plenary of the African People’s Socialist Party (APSP), held February 1-3 at Akwaaba

February 9, 2020

How Chairman Omali Yeshitela defined the revolutionary basis for reparations

By Jesse Nevel

This article is republished with permission from TheBurningSpear.com Chairman Omali Yeshitela’s work to “make reparations a household word” was a bold and revolutionary act. The Chairman’s strategy has forced the reparations question into the mainstream discussion. It is urgent that we

November 25, 2019

Why white people must study dialectical materialism as taught by Chairman Omali Yeshitela

By Penny Hess

By Penny Hess, Chair of the African People’s Solidarity Committee This article is republished with permission from TheBurningSpear.com As white people, we are used to seeing the world in unity with our ruling class. We take our aspirations and opportunities for living a prosperous life

October 1, 2019

Days of Reparations to African People Tour hits 8 cities this fall

By Penny Hess

By Penny Hess, Chair of the African People’s Solidarity Committee Originally published in the October 2019 issue of The Burning Spear newspaper and republished with permission. After 35 years of struggle, the African People’s Socialist Party (APSP) has succeeded in its goal to “make

September 1, 2019

“Unity Through Reparations” city council campaigns win white voters to solidarity with the black community of St. Pete, FL!

By Penny Hess

By Penny Hess, Chair of the African People’s Solidarity Committee Originally published in the September 2019 issue of The Burning Spear newspaper and republished with permission. The revolutionary mantra “Unity Through Reparations!” burst onto the world stage in 2017, birthed by the

August 1, 2019

“No Pride in Genocide!” Campaign wins white LGBTQIA+ solidarity with Black Power!

By Mads Ambrose

A new era for the white LGBTQIA+ community “UNITY THROUGH… REPARATIONS!” and chants for “BLACK POWER!” were heard throughout Pride celebrations and marches in several cities around the country for the very first time in the month of June 2019. This was the result of the “No Pride in

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