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{{Infobox politician|name=Omali Yeshitela|birth_name=Joseph Waller|birth_date=October 9, 1941|birth_place=St. Petersburg, Florida, [[United States of America|United States]]| | {{Infobox politician|honorific_prefix=Chairman|name=Omali Yeshitela|birth_name=Joseph Waller|birth_date=October 9, 1941|birth_place=St. Petersburg, Florida, [[United States of America|United States]]|political_orientation=[[Black nationalism]]<br>[[Socialism]]|image=Omali Yeshitela.png}} | ||
'''Omali Yeshitela''' is the founder and leader of the [[African People's Socialist Party]]. He is attempting to liberate all [[Africa|African]] people from [[white supremacy]] and [[colonialism]].<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[The Burning Spear]]|title=Hands off Omali Yeshitela!|date=2011-03-21|url=http://www.theburningspear.com/2011/03/hands-off-omali-yeshitela|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108185458/http://www.theburningspear.com/2011/03/hands-off-omali-yeshitela|archive-date=2020-11-08|retrieved=2022-09-10}}</ref> | '''Omali Yeshitela''' is the founder and leader of the [[African People's Socialist Party]]. He is attempting to liberate all [[Africa|African]] people from [[white supremacy]] and [[colonialism]].<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[The Burning Spear]]|title=Hands off Omali Yeshitela!|date=2011-03-21|url=http://www.theburningspear.com/2011/03/hands-off-omali-yeshitela|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108185458/http://www.theburningspear.com/2011/03/hands-off-omali-yeshitela|archive-date=2020-11-08|retrieved=2022-09-10}}</ref> | ||
== Political activism == | |||
Omali Yeshitela began his political work in the 1960s as an organizer of the [[Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee]]. He has led the APSP and Uhuru movement since 1972. He participated in the [[Sandinista National Liberation Front|Sandinista]] revolution in [[Republic of Nicaragua|Nicaragua]] and traveled to [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] in the 1980s to meet with the [[Irish Republican Socialist Party]].<ref>{{Web citation|date=2023-01-11|title=The FBI Wants to Put Me On Trial for Fighting for Black Freedom. Put the Colonial State on Trial! We Will Win!|url=https://www.blackagendareport.com/fbi-wants-put-me-trial-fighting-black-freedom-put-colonial-state-trial-we-will-win|newspaper=[[Black Agenda Report]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111145021/https://www.blackagendareport.com/fbi-wants-put-me-trial-fighting-black-freedom-put-colonial-state-trial-we-will-win|archive-date=2023-01-11|retrieved=2023-01-15|author=[[Omali Yeshitela]]}}</ref> | |||
== Imperialist attacks == | == Imperialist attacks == | ||
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Chairman Omali Yeshitela | |
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| Born | Joseph Waller October 9, 1941 St. Petersburg, Florida, United States |
| Political orientation | Black nationalism Socialism |
Omali Yeshitela is the founder and leader of the African People's Socialist Party. He is attempting to liberate all African people from white supremacy and colonialism.[1]
Political activism[edit | edit source]
Omali Yeshitela began his political work in the 1960s as an organizer of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. He has led the APSP and Uhuru movement since 1972. He participated in the Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua and traveled to Ireland in the 1980s to meet with the Irish Republican Socialist Party.[2]
Imperialist attacks[edit | edit source]
Police and white nationalists have threatened to assassinate Chairman Omali Yeshitela.[3] In July 2022, the FBI raided Omali's house after accusing him of being funded by Russia.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Hands off Omali Yeshitela!" (2011-03-21). The Burning Spear. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ↑ Omali Yeshitela (2023-01-11). "The FBI Wants to Put Me On Trial for Fighting for Black Freedom. Put the Colonial State on Trial! We Will Win!" Black Agenda Report. Archived from the original on 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- ↑ E. P. Milligan (2011-03-08). "Assassination threats against Chairman Omali Yeshitela part of counterinsurgency" The Burning Spear. Archived from the original on 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ↑ "FBI agents raid black nationalist group’s homes, offices over bogus allegations of conspiracy with Russia" (2022-08-09). World Socialist Web Site. Archived from the original on 2022-08-20. Retrieved 2022-09-10.