Omali Yeshitela

Omali Yeshitela (born Joseph Waller, October 9, 1941) is an American far-left political activist and author. Ideologically a Pan-Africanist and African socialist, he is a co-founder and current chairman of the African People's Socialist Party. Yeshitela has advocated for reparations for African Americans due to the slavery of Black people, which lasted from 1619 to 1865 in the United States and Jim Crow laws, which lasted from 1877 to 1965.

In September 2024 Yeshitela was convicted in U.S. federal court of conspiring to act as an agent of the Russian government. Yeshitela conspired with Alexander Ionov, a Russian agent taking directions from the FSB to spread pro-Russian propaganda in the United States. In December 2024, Yeshitela was sentenced to three years' probation and 300 hours of community service.