On 51 years ago today, Patrice Lumumba, anti-colonial leader and the legally elected prime minister of the Congo, was brutally assassinated by U.S. and Belgian forces.

Lumumba was a leader for the people who represented the interests of the African workers and demanded that the resources of Congo benefit the people of Africa, not Belgium or other foreign colonial powers.

As explained by Luwezi Kinshasa, Secretary General of the African Socialist International, Lumumba was "the only leader to have spoken to the interests and aspirations of the masses of Congo and to uncompromisingly defend people’s interests, to the peril of his life.

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The Uhuru Solidarity Movement calls on all of our members and supporters in the Tampa Bay Area to attend this event on January 14 to celebrate the grand re-opening of the All People's TyRon Lewis Community Gym, an institution of the African People's Education and Defense Fund!

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#1 - CHAIRMAN OMALI YESHITELA, AFRICAN REVOLUTIONARY LEADER. Chairman Omali Yeshitela will be the keynote speaker at “Resist War and Repression.”

Chairman Omali is the founder and leader of the Uhuru Movement and the Chairman of the African People's Socialist Party.

He is a world renowned anti-imperialist revolutionary who has provided political leadership to African revolutionary organizations around the world from St Petersburg to Sierra Leone.

A veteran of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements of the 1960s. Author of dozens of books and pamphlets including “Omali Yeshitela Speaks” and “One People! One Party! One Destiny!”

The APSC is honored to have Chairman Omali as the keynote speaker at the national conference where he will be presenting, “Imperialism in Crisis, African liberation on the rise.” The rare opportunity to hear from this powerful African revolutionary leader is the #1 reason why you should register and make plans to attend this conference!

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On November 5, 2011, Norma Bostock, a loyal member and supporter of the Uhuru Movement passed away, following a courageous battle with illness.

We met Norma years ago when she was an active supporter of a local Tampa radio program that Uhuru Movement members hosted.

Whenever there was a need for allies to take a stand in defense of the African community and its right to free speech and self-determination, Norma heeded the call.

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Day in Solidarity campaign raises $9,000 in reparations - only $1,000 more needed to meet goal

This fall's Day in Solidarity with African People campaign has been outstanding!

The Uhuru Solidarity Movement has been busy talking with people - on the street, at their homes and at events organized all around the country. At the Day in Solidarity events, we heard from powerful leaders in the Uhuru Movement, the organization putting programs on the ground for African self-reliance. This movement is changing the world, laying the foundation for a society where everyone has what they need to live.

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Penny Hess, Chairwoman of the African People's Solidarity Committee and author of Overturning the Culture of Violence, speaks at A Day in Solidarity with African People, Saturday, November 12, 2011 in Philadelphia.

If you believe that there will never be peace without justice, reparations, and liberation for African and other oppressed peoples inside the U.S. and around the world take the Pledge of Solidarity with African People with a minimum contribution of 10 dollars towards the African liberation programs of the Uhuru Movement.

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Philly’s upcoming Day in Solidarity with African People event calls on white people to resist our financial and political rulers by joining in solidarity with the resistance of African, Indigenous and oppressed people's 500-year resistance against slavery, genocide and colonialism.

As millions of people around the world take to the streets against oppression, we stand in unconditional solidarity with justice, liberation and reparations for African people.

We cannot find justice and peace inside this country and around the world without overturning the historic wrong on which this country and economic system was built.

As mobilizations bring out millions around the world and here in this city, we see the movement for African liberation challenging the powers that be.

And we can be a part of it!

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"Run Hard! It's Our City and We Want it NOW!"

The Campaign to Elect Wali "Diop" Rahman Mayor of Philadelphia

The past 120 days in Philadelphia, PA have been a whirlwind of hard work, struggle and intense organizing similar to the very recent Uhuru Freedom Summer Project in St. Petersburg FL.

The Campaign to Elect Wali "Diop" Rahman Mayor of Philadelphia is a grassroots campaign that skyrocketed off the ground almost immediately from the first moment the idea was raised that Diop Olugbala, International President of the International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement, run for mayor to directly challenge Michael Nutter, the neo-colonial African incumbent mayor of Philadelphia -- the same leader who ordered Diop's arrest for protesting the city's War Budget in 2009 -- for leadership of this city.

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Members of Uhuru Solidarity Movement have participated for the past three weeks in the Occupy St. Pete General Assembly gatherings.

As part of the Occupy St Pete General Assembly, we have struggled to raise up the demand for reparations from Wall Street and the U.S. government to African and Indigenous peoples and to stand in solidarity with the African community inside the U.S. and around the world.

We have met several friendly and supportive people at our outreach table where we have called on other North Americans to take a principled stand in solidarity with the African community's struggle for economic development and self-determination.

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Wali "Diop" Rahman, aka Diop Olugbala, President of the International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement and Philadelphia's only Independent mayoral candidate, was featured in an in-depth interview on NBC Philadelphia.

Vote for Diop and contribute to the Diop for Mayor campaign at www.diop2011.org.

If you're in or around Philadelphia, don't miss your chance to hear Diop Olugbala speak at the upcoming "Day in Solidarity with African People" event, 1-6PM on November 12 at First Unitarian Church 2125 Chestnut St.

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Shared from Uhuru News.

The following is a statement from the International People's Democratic Uhuru Movement on the Occupy Wall Street actions.

The International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement welcomes the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protestors into the historical struggle against the ruling class that we, as Africans, have been involved in for centuries.

This growing movement of mostly white protestors who are challenging the bankers, capitalists and the political rulers represents a reinforcement for the ongoing centuries-long struggles of African, Mexican and Indigenous people.

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Uhuru Solidarity Movement organizer Harris Daniels addresses the crowd at the Philly Against War rally on Independence Mall in Philadelphia, PA on Saturday, October 15.

The rally also included over 500 participants from Occupy Philadelphia, who had marched from City Hall.