On Monday, May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old African man, was murdered by Minneapolis police who knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes, suffocating him. In the days and weeks that followed, militant uprisings took place in thousands of cities around the world, including the torching and destruction of police vehicles and buildings as well other government buildings and businesses.
On Friday, May 29, 2020, 3 days into the protests that have rocked the foundation of the colonialist capitalist world, African People’s Socialist Party Chairman Omali Yeshitela broadcast this message, the original video version of which can be found on the Burning Spear TV channel on YouTube.
The full transcript of this message can also be found on The Burning Spear newspaper online.
Chairman Omali makes several key points:
For more information on the African People’s Socialist Party, visit apspuhuru.org.
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