**On December 16, 2024, Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Penny Hess and Jesse Nevel will go before Judge William Jung in Federal Court in Tampa where the government wants to put them in prison for 5 years and fine them $250,000 each on a conspiracy conviction entirely tied to their exercising of their First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and association.**

All Out for the Sentencing, December 16th Tampa, Florida!

Free the Uhuru 3! Not one day in prison!
It's Not Over! Fight Back Against Bogus Conspiracy Conviction!

Upcoming Events

African People's Indictment of the U.S. government - webinar on December 7, 2024 at 3pm Eastern Time

Hands Off Uhuru will issue an indictment against the U.S. government for its past and current repressive attacks against the struggle for African freedom and anti-colonial free speech and assembly.

Upcoming events hosted by our supporters featuring the Uhuru 3!

On Tues, November 26th @ 4:30pm PT / 5:30pm MT / 6:30pm CT /7:30pm ET Regional Veterans for Peace hosts  Zoom meeting titled, “Free the Uhuru 3!”

“AMERICA IS STOLEN LAND”

☎️ CALL-IN & LISTEN LIVE: What’s Happening 🎙️ with Betty Davis feat. special guests Chairman Omali Yeshitela & Author Ward Churchill

☎️ Call in 1-212-209-2877 

For more information visit: https://wbai.org/

The Uhuru 3 Trial Re-Enactment will show the weakness of the prosecution’s case–leading to the split verdict.

This will be livestreamed on Nov 21, Dec 5 and Dec 12.

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Who are the Uhuru 3?

Uhuru Means Freedom in Swahili! 

The Uhuru 3 are Omali Yeshitela, Chairman of the African People’s Socialist Party (APSP); Penny Hess, Chair of the African People’s Solidarity Committee (APSC); and Jesse Nevel, Chair of the Uhuru Solidarity Movement (USM). 

In April 2023, the Uhuru 3 were indicted by the U.S. government on bogus charges of being “agents of a foreign government” because of the Uhuru Movement’s over 50 years of work to advocate for the liberation and unification of Africa and forcibly dispersed African people everywhere.

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In Case You Missed it

FBI witnesses admit disinformation - Uhuru 3 trial re-enactment episode 2 on Thursday, December 5, 2024

Episode Two re-enacts the opening arguments in the case and the examination and cross examination of key government witnesses.

Uhuru 3 Trial Updates

THE VERDICT IS IN!

The Verdict is in on the Uhuru 3 Case:

NOT GUILTY on being foreign agents.

GUILTY on conspiracy charges.

The Uhuru 3 and legal team discussed the verdict with supporters at the Uhuru House in St. Petersburg, FL.

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Analysis: Palestine

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Watch the Teach-in: FREE FREE Palestine!

On Saturday, October 14, the Hands Off Uhuru Fightback Coalition hosted a teach-in, “Free Free Palestine!” featuring presentations by (in order of appearance): ====================================== The

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The International Women’s Alliance extends our deepest solidarity and congratulations to our member organization, African National Women’s Organization (ANWO), as well as the African People’s Socialist Party (APSP) in the midst of their legal battle between the Uhuru 3 and the US government’s desperate attempt to quell the growing Black liberation movement. … Read the full statement

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The trial of Uhuru 3 is one of the most important First Amendment cases in the 21st century. … Read the full statement

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After being forced to acquit Omali Yeshitela, Jesse Nevel, and Penny Hess – the “Uhuru 3” – on being agents of Russia, a U.S. federal court jury… Read the full statement

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Background

On Friday, July 29, 2022, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) initiated a political assault against the African People’s Socialist Party (APSP), the broader Uhuru Movement and its leader, Chairman Omali Yeshitela, in the form of pre-dawn raids.

This attack employed the use of dozens of tactical gear-sporting FBI agents, battering rams, flashbang grenades, assault rifles, drones and more.

The attacks occurred in two cities where our Party has prominent bases: St. Petersburg, Florida and St. Louis, Missouri, the latter our recently established Party headquarters.

They were simultaneous, beginning at 5:00 AM in the Midwest and 6:00 AM on the east coast. The attacks happened at a time when the FBI assumed our leaders would have been in a vulnerable state. It was also an attempt to make it impossible for our leaders to connect with one another, to prepare for whatever was to come next.

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