Marcus Garvey ignited one of the most phenomenal ... UNIA was centered in Harlem, with branches across the country and overseas. By 1920, it had grown to become the largest Black organization ...

Marcus Garvey was born in Jamaica in 1887 ... shipping company in 1919, based in Harlem. His steamboats, some of which were abandoned war ships from World War I, acted as a transportation system ...

This is audio of Marcus Garvey speaking in Harlem in 1924. MARCUS GARVEY: The Negro is a man. We represent a new Negro. His back is not yet against the wall. We do not want his back against the ...

Mwatabu Okantah was at Kent State when Black History Month was first celebrated. He reflects on the groundwork laid and why ...

In a rare and illuminating conversation on Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D sat down with the late Gus Newport, a revered human rights activist and former mayor of Berkeley. While many recognize Newport ...

The late Black leader’s personal Harlem story features a miraculous ... “that used to be the headquarters of [Black leader Marcus] Garvey’s UNIA (Universal Negro Improvement Association ...

Marcus Garvey ignited one of the most phenomenal social movements ... One Destiny.” UNIA was centered in Harlem, with branches across the country and overseas. By 1920, it had grown to become the ...

After founding the Journal, Woodson decided to go further and start “Negro History Week” in 1926. He timed this for the ...

Marcus Garvey, a pillar of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, died in June 1940 in London at age 52. Approximately 24 writers, including Michael Brown, Judith Falloon-Reid, Kwame McPherson ...