A telltale article from the SF Chronicle links foreclosure rates to worsened health conditions in the African community in Oakland, CA and is indicative of how the subprime crisis in black communities across the country is deepening. This article will inspire you to support the mission of the African People's Education and Defense Fund with your skills, resources or time - in any way you can!

SF Chronicle 9/2/10 - Foreclosures can make you sick, report says "As Dianne Huntsberry was losing her home last year, the result of a financing scam, she also wound up in the hospital - twice - for what seemed like heart problems.
"I thought I was having a heart attack - I didn't know what was going on," said Huntsberry, 51, who said an unlicensed broker convinced her to put his name on the deed of her Oakland home in exchange for a low rate, but then took the equity and signed the home over to a bank.."

On Saturday October 9, 2010 in Oakland, California, the APEDF and Uhuru Furniture & Collectibles are proud to present "Uhuru Wellness Festival: Health Uprising". We must take control of health in our community. This festival will inform, entertain and inspire our community to take action for positive transformation.

APEDF has been awarded a Platinum Sponsorship by Uprinting.com including a $1000 printing donation

Now, in its 30th year, everyone can be a part of the Uhuru Pies annual Thanksgiving pie sale. Make your pledge today to sell 5, 10, 20 or more pies to support the economic self-reliance programs of the African People's Educational and Defense Fund.

The African People's Education and Defense Fund wants to give a special thanks and congratulations to Dan Tanz & Lisa Watson who celebrated their wedding on August 7, 2010 as a special fundraiser for APEDF. Dan & Lisa encouraged their loved ones to donate to APEDF in lieu of gifts and we were happy to present them with this plaque on their special day.

On August 5th, 2010, Green America certified the African People's Education and Defense Fundas one of the first "Green Business Allies"

On Tuesday, May 18, 2010, the Oakland branch of the African People's Education and Defense Fund (APEDF) hosted a forum entitled "Oakland's Health Disparities in Black and White." The forum brought members of the health industry and the African community together to address the "toxic mixture of conditions such as poverty, pollution, poor education, substandard housing, a shortage of grocery stores, cheap fast food, violence, unemployment, and racism [that] combine to make people sick."

Temple News May 2010 - "Students support Uhuru and the African People's Education and Defense Fund by donating. Sit back, and spend money on something you can feel good about, without draining your account. Uhuru Furniture is spending money on a good thing. All profits from the store go to a project called the African People.s Education and Defense Fund, which allocates money to return resources back to the black community..."