Zaki Baruti (Lavoy Reed)

Bold - Outspoken - Dedicated

(A History of Activism)

President/General - Universal African Peoples Organization (UAPO)

(Founded April 4, 1989 - Present)

Co-Chair - Coalition Against Police Crimes And Repression - (1997 - Present)

Host - Popular Radio Program “Power Hour - Let’s Get Busy”
Airs Every Saturday Night - WGNU - 920 AM from 9:30 - 10:30 PM C.S.T.

St. Louis - (WGNU.NET) - (1999 - Present)

Publisher - Quarterly Newspaper - “The African News World” (1990 - Present)

Author - Two Educational Booklets - “Challenge The Building of a Clean Prosperous
Black Community Through Our Educational System As Opposed to the Conspiracy
(1980) and Challenge - Part II - Can We Do It? (1981)

Former Candidate for Governor of Missouri

Democratic Primary Election - August 1984

Democratic Primary Election - August 1988

Green Party General Election - November 2000

Former President of Caucus for Community Progress - 1979 – 1989

Convener of Four Missouri Statewide Black Peoples Convention

March 1984 - St. Louis, MO

August 1986 - St. Louis, MO

March 1992 - St. Louis, MO

August 2001 - Springfield, MO

World Traveler - Visited Over 22 Countries

Delegate to African Anti-Zionism Movement - Tripoli, Libya 1989

Delegate to 7^th Pan African Conference - Kampala, Uganda 1994

Delegate to World Conference Against Racism - WCAR Durban, South Africa 2001

Former Union Activist - East St. Louis Federation of Teachers, Local 1220 American
Federation of Teachers, 2^nd Vice President - (1984 - 1994); Chairperson of Committee on
Political Education (1984 - 1994)

Housing Activist - President - Village Apartment Tenant Association, St. Louis County

1975-1976

Former Political Action Chairperson - East St. Louis Black United Front (1970 - 1971)

Campaign Manager
East St. Louis School Board Candidates: Fred Kimbrough (1970 & 1972); Joe

Harrison (1970 & 1972); Ethel Scott (1974); Al Lockridge (1983); Willie Jackson (1999)

St. Louis City Sheriff Candidate: James Buchanan (1992)

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Candidate: Donnell Smith (1996)

Student Leader - Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville - (1967 -1970)

Educator - East St. Louis School District #189 - 33 Years

Education - Bachelor of Science/History (1970)

Masters/Education Administration (1976)

Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville