Uhuru Movement

Uhuru Movement

The Uhuru Movement is a group of organizations under the principle of "African internationalism," or the liberation of Africans in both the continent of Africa and in the African diaspora. 'Uhuru' is a Swahili word for "freedom". The Movement is led by Omali Yeshitela's African People's Socialist Party (APSP).

The APSP has formed several organizations, each with specific tasks and purpose. Affiliated organizations include The International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement, African Socialist International, African People's Solidarity Committee, and Burning Spear Productions, as well as others.

The organization came to national attention during the 2008 Presidential campaign season when a several Uhuru members interrupted a Barack Obama town hall meeting in St. Petersburg, Florida. They shouted slogans at Obama and held up a banner which read, "What about the Black Community, Obama?" Later during the meeting, Diop Olugbala, an organizer with the group, questioned the candidate and alleged that he was not speaking out for African-Americans on issues like police brutality, predatory lending, and Hurricane Katrina. The Uhuru Movement held a political rally outside the event to protest Obama.

External links

* [http://inpdum.org International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement]
* [http://www.uhurumovement.org/ Uhuru Movement]
* [http://apspuhuru.org African People's Socialist Party]
* [http://asiuhuru.org African Socialist International]

Further reading

* [http://burningspearuhuru.com/books.html "African Internationalism - Political Theory For Our Time", by Omali Yeshitela, 2005]
* "The Wretched of the Earth" by Franz Fanon (ISBN 0-8021-5083-7)

ee also

* Uhuru (independence)
* Omali Yeshitela
* Chernoh Bah
* Black Power
* Dead Prez


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