Soap and water It’s not fancy, but soap and water work. The soap removes the viral particles that have attached themselves to surfaces — whether it’s your hands, face or countertops — and suspends them in the water, so they can be washed away. Bleach solution “Bleach is very effective at killing the coronavirus, as...
COVID-19 Updates: Restrictions and School Closings
Coronavirus cases have now surpassed more than 6,130 across 50 states, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia. Governors and city leaders have begun implementing measures to encourage residents to stay home or skip nights out to try to diminish the spread of the virus. This comes on top of guidance the...
Project Black Ankh – Houston Floods
On Monday, August 28 2017, sister Chiwoniso Luzolo, International Secretary for the International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement and her husband, Hashim Bissalam, were in need of emergency rescue from their one story home in Cypress, TX. Flood waters had risen above the 12ft stilts their home sits on and they did not have access to the...
AAPDEP Houston Building for a Sustainable Future
AAPDEP is growing by leaps and bounds in Houston, TX where we’ve had a community garden for the past 6 years. The garden has been the center of our work here which is part of AAPDEP’s objective to build organizers that will carry out the work of building self-sustaining communities throughout the world. It is...
Revolutionary Struggle For African Health
By William Hobson With the new Trump administration in office, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) repealed, many Africans in the United States are afraid of being left without healthcare and access to healthcare resources. Mississippi has just reminded us Africans of how volatile the weather has become because of the destruction of the environment....
Trump’s inauguration and the exposing of white nationalism
“We must organize to put Africans first. Trump can drive the U.S. to hell in a hand basket. We must struggle to be self-determined.” Join AAPDEP today and struggle for self-determination By Nkashama Sankofa, African People’s Socialist Party Donald John Trump was inaugurated as the president of U.S. on January 20, 2017. He became...
Tornado Kills 4 People in Hattiesburg, Miss.
The city of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, which has a high African and Latino population, was devastated over the weekend by Tornados which killed 4 people. We, as Africans, need to be able to respond to crisis when it happens, without the help of any government assistance. Join AAPDEP today! HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Four people were killed...
Is Your African Fashion REALLY African
By Zenzele Consignment We are just days away from Black History Month which is a time when many African people make a concentrated effort to celebrate our history and culture. Churches, schools and community centers host a variety of cultural events where men, women and children can be seen decked out in their sharpest African attire...