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St. Louis, August 1 (RHC)-- In the U.S., the FBI raided several properties in St. Louis, Missouri, and St. Petersburg, Florida, tied to the African People’s Socialist Party, which leads the Uhuru Movement. 

The Pan-Africanist group has been a longtime advocate for reparations for slavery and a vocal critic of U.S. foreign policy.  The raids came as the Justice Department indicted a Russian man living overseas.  He is accused of using U.S.-based groups to spread Russian propaganda. 

The groups were not named in the indictment but reportedly include the African People’s Socialist Party.  One of the FBI raids targeted the home of Omali Yeshitela, the founder of the African People’s Socialist Party.  He accused the FBI of targeting the group for its political work.

Omali Yeshitela told reporters: “They see in the African People’s Socialist Party a vanguard for the struggle for the liberation of our people.  They see that because not just what we do here in the United States, but because we have the temerity to do like Garvey, to do like Malcolm X, and take the struggle of Black people around the world.”