Burning Spear News

St. Petersburg, Florida—The St. Pete local elections continue to be the focal point of many conversations held by residents, mainly because of the two candidates the Uhuru Movement has put forward: 20-year-old Eritha “Akilé” Cainion, who is running for District 6 City Council on a platform titled “Radical Times, Radical Solutions;” and 27-year-old mayoral candidate, Jesse Nevel, whose platform demands “Unity Through Reparations.”

These two candidates have been the driving force behind many of the critical points being addressed, such as reparations and economic development for the African (black) community, gentrification, Black Community Control of the Schools and Black Community Control of the Police.

Join members of the African  Socialist International on the revolutionary Marcus Garvey Legacy Cruise!

St. Pete, FL––Join us, as members, supporters and friends of the African  Socialist International (ASI) set sail on the Carnival Cruise Ship Glory for the annual Marcus Garvey Legacy Cruise on December 9, 2017.

The six-day Marcus Garvey Legacy Cruise is a fundraiser for the African Socialist International (ASI), an association of African people located on virtually every continent, and dedicated to the freedom of Africa and African people worldwide.

Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of this year’s cruise that leaves from Miami, FL where we will dock in Half Moon Cay-Bahamas, the beautiful St. Thomas-US Virgin Islands. From there we will set sail to San Juan, Puerto Rico and our final destination will be Grand Turk, the capital island of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The Uhuru Movement and the African People’s Socialist Party (APSP) lost a dear friend and a powerful fighter for the liberation of African people everywhere. Dessie Woods, also known as Rashida Mustafa, died of lung cancer in Oakland, California at the age of 61 on November 4, 2006 

Dessie Woods’ name was known around the world after she was sentenced to 22 years in prison for killing a white man in Georgia with his own gun when he tried to rape her. The story of the resistance of Dessie Woods and of the powerful movement led by our Party that freed her is part of the legacy of the ongoing struggle of African people for independence and liberation. 

St. Louis, MO—Prisoners in a medium security jail known as the Workhouse could be heard screaming for help for blocks outside the jail walls on Thursday.