Black Hammer Party
Political party in the United States
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| January 29 2025 | The Fayette County District Attorney's Office dropped all charges against Gazi Kodzo related to the 2022 police raid. Chief assistant prosecutor David Studdard cited unreliable witness testimony and the case's prolonged duration as reasons for dismissal. |
| December 9 2024 | Kodzo was sentenced to 5 years of probation for his involvement in the foreign government conspiracy case. |
| September 12 2024 | Kodzo and 3 other African People's Socialist Party members were found guilty of violating 18 U.S.C. ยง 951: Conspiracy to Act as an Agent of a Foreign Government. |
| 2022 | Xavier H. Rushin, an associate of Kodzo, was arrested and charged with kidnapping, assault, false imprisonment, and street gang activity. Rushin later took a plea bargain including a 20-year prison sentence with potential parole in July 2025 and agreement to provide witness testimony. |
| July 29 2022 | U.S. Department of Justice publicly disclosed information about alleged Russian influence operations involving the Black Hammer Party, suggesting collaboration with Russian citizen Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov. |
| July 19 2022 | Fayetteville police conducted a SWAT raid on a home rented by the Black Hammer Party. During the standoff, 18-year-old Amonte T. Ammons was killed by an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. Gazi Kodzo was arrested and charged with multiple serious offenses including aggravated sodomy, kidnapping, and street gang activity. |
| December 2021 | Kodzo claimed to form an alliance with Proud Boys and hosted a podcast with Gavin McInnes |
| September 15 2021 | Led a protest outside CDC headquarters in Atlanta supporting Nicki Minaj's anti-vaccination stance |
| May 17 2021 | Group was escorted off the property by San Miguel County police deputies after an armed standoff |
| May 14 2021 | Black Hammer Party missed the deadline to sign documents for land acquisition |
| May 3 2021 | Group announced they 'liberated' 200 acres of land in Beaver Pines, Colorado, for 'Hammer City' after raising over $60,000 in donations |
| January 24 2021 | Gazi Kodzo released a controversial video wearing Joker makeup and making offensive comments about Anne Frank |
| 2020 | The organization rose to prominence during the George Floyd protests and United States racial unrest, attempting to construct a compound called 'Hammer City' in the Rocky Mountains. |
| 2019 | Black Hammer Party (originally Black Hammer Organization) founded in Atlanta, Georgia by ex-members of the African People's Socialist Party, marking the group's initial establishment. |
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