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Philadelphia Police Attack Uhuru Organizers; Deny African People's Democratic Right to Free Speech
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PHILADELPHIA, PA — On Wednesday, March 19, 2009, police attacked members of the International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement (InPDUM) in the gallery of the City Council during the City Council session where Mayor Nutter was announcing his 2010 budget.

International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement members were holding signs protesting Mayor Nutter’s budget, which cuts essential services for the African population while spending more than one billion dollars a year for police and prisons attacking the black community.

Subsequent to the police attack, InPDUM international organizer Diop Olugbala, (aka Wali Rahman), and member Shabaka Mnombatha, (aka Franklin Moses), were brutally arrested and are being charged with aggravated assault on police! (read more)

African Village Survival Initiative Provides Solutions to Economic Crisis. Tune in to Hear Conference Live on UhuruRadio.com this Sunday

Community gardens, solar energy and self-sufficient economic institutions will be the focus of the founding conference of the African Village Survival Initiative to be held on Sunday, March 22 at the Uhuru House.

Dr. Aisha Fields is a physicist and Director of the All African People's Development and Empowerment Project, a co-sponsor of the Initiative. She states, “Traditionally, African culture is a culture of collectivism, not individualism. This economic crisis is affecting African people very seriously and we’ve only begun to see the impact in terms of homelessness and poverty hitting our community. If we combine our efforts, we can survive and come out stronger." (read more).

Become a subscriber to Uhuru Radio, and get access to downloads of the archived speeches of African People’s Socialist Party Chairman Omali Yeshitela.

For a minimum contribution of $10 (US) per month you can download these dynamic presentations and burn them to disc or sign-up for the podcast and load them onto your mp3 player.

There are now over 100 speeches by the Chairman available for download. Go to the show page for Omali Yeshitela Speaks to read descriptions of the available presentations.