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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 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]