Reparations in Action

On this episode of the White Lies Shattered / Reparations in Action podcast, recorded live on Friday, February 13, 2026, African People's Solidarity Committee (APSC) Chair Penny Hess and Uhuru Solidarity Movement (USM) Chair Jesse Nevel discuss:

• Updates in the case of the Uhuru 3
• Updates from Minneapolis
• The latest work of the Black Power Blueprint in St. Louis, including the Reparations Investment Company

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On this episode of the White Lies Shattered / Reparations in Action podcast, host Sandra Forrest talks with African People's Solidarity Committee (APSC) Chair Penny Hess about the Epstein files and other important topics in the news.

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African People's Solidarity Committee Chair Penny Hess interviews Lupe Carrasco Cardona, a leader with Union del Barrio, the Mexican liberation organization that is fighting I.C.E. terror and building community power.

The Reparations in Action / White Lies Shattered FM radio show and podcast airs Fridays at 3pm ET on Black Power 96.3 FM in St. Petersburg, FL and streaming online at https://BlackPower96.org and on the Black Power 96 mobile app.

Episodes are also available at https://UhuruSolidarity.Podbean.com and wherever you listen to podcasts. 

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Chairman Omali Yeshitela delivers the powerful keynote speech at the 2025 USM Convention on the importance of white solidarity with the African Liberation Struggle and why solidarity with colonized people is also in our best interests, as white people. 

This special episode is part of Black Power 96.3 FM community radio's July Fund Drive.

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Clips from this year's Uhuru Solidarity Movement National Convention Featuring Chairwoman of the African People's Solidarity Committee, Penny Hess, Veteran of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee, Efia Nwangaza, and President of the African National Women's Organization, Yejide Orunmila, speaking about the history of the Black Liberation Struggle in the United States. 

Taken from African People's Solidarity Committee (APSC) Webinar of the same name, this episode features Chairman of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP), Omali Yeshitela, and Chairwoman of APSC, Penny Hess,  discussing how the Trump administration 2.0 is a symptom of this colonial system in crisis. Chairman Omali Yeshitela calls on everyone who opposes the Trump administration to unite with the APSP and overturn this whole damn system!

Recording of Reparations in Action's live episode raising resources for Black Power 96 radio station! We interview Station Manager, Mr. Eddie Maultsby, and learn what makes this radio station such an incredible part of the community. We also have special guests from the African People's Education and Defense Fund on to talk about the struggle to open a bakery in the most economically deprived sector of St. Louis.

First of a three part series on the free speech trial of the century! We have two members of the Uhuru 3, Jesse Nevel and Penny Hess, on to discuss the FBI's motives behind the bogus attack on Chairman Omali Yeshitela and the Uhuru Movement. Penny and Jesse also explain the counteroffensive led by the Chairman against these attacks and the formation of the Hands Off Uhuru! Fightback Coalition.

Recording of a special LIVE episode of the Reparations in Action / White Lies Shattered FM radio show and podcast.

Hosts Brendan McCoy and Penny Hess (Chair of the African People's Solidarity Committee and author of Overturning the Culture of Violence) speak with Black Power 96 Station Manager Eddie Maultsby and other members of the Black Power 96 team about the station’s fight for grant funds stolen by the Pinellas County Commission.

They discuss the attack on Black Power 96 Radio in the context of historical and current attacks on the rights of black people to freedom of speech.

This special episode is part of Black Power 96.3 FM community radio's July Fightback Fund Drive.

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The Reparations in Action / White Lies Shattered FM radio show and podcast airs Fridays at 3pm ET on Black Power 96.3 FM in St. Petersburg, Florida and is available on demand at UhuruSolidarity.podbean.com, iTunes, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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