African People's Socialist Party

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The African People's Socialist Party (APSP) is a communist, African internationalist political party in the United States. APSP leads a sister organization called the Uhuru Movement (pronounced , Swahili for "freedom"). APSP formed in 1972 from the merger of three prior Black Power organizations. APSP supports reparations for slavery in the United States, communism, and African internationalism, which it says provides a historical materialist explanation for the social and economic conditions of Black people worldwide. APSP organizes protests and runs candidates to shift the capitalist system. Notable APSP members include Omali Yeshitela, who has been APSP chairman since 1972. In 2024, four leading APSP members, including Yeshitela, were convicted of conspiring to act as unregistered foreign agents of the Russian government but were found not guilty of acting as agents of Russia. They cooperated with Alexander Ionov, head of the Anti-Globalization Movement of Russia. They were sentenced...

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