Defense rests in John Travolta extortion trial Oct 16, 2009
Marcus Garvey is the only defense witness that lawyers called in the trial of an ambulance driver and a former senator accused of trying to blackmail the Hollywood actor. Defense attorneys had hoped Garvey's testimony would show that Travolta tried to buy a document he signed releasing emergency responders from liability if the family refused an ambulance for 16-year-old Jett Travolta, who died Jan. 2 after suffering a seizure. (MSNBC -- News)
New York State Senate Honours Nkrumah Oct 13, 2009
WHEREAS, Kwame Nkrumah encountered the ideas of Marcus Garvey, and in 1943 met and began a lengthy correspondence with Trinidadian Marxist C.L.R. James, Russian expatriate Raya Dunayevskaya, and Chinese-American Grace Lee Boggs, all of whom were members of a US based Trotskyist intellectual cohort; Kwame Nkrumah later credited James with teaching him ''how an underground movement worked''; and. WHEREAS, Kwame Nkrumah arrived in London in May of 1945 intending to study at the LSE; after meeting... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Rawlings' Address At African House Sep 25, 2009
Several decades ago, Marcus Garvey wrote that he went around the whole world looking for a nation of black people and governed by black people, and he could not find any. He was going to create one. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
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Marcus Garvey once called credit "the first step back to slavery". Now, after more than a century, do you finally understand what he was saying. (CBS News)
The Centenary Anniversary of Africas Man of Millennium Sep 21, 2009
Born into a humble smiths family in Nkroful in the western region of the then-British colony of the Gold Coast (now Ghana) a century ago on September 21, 1909, Nkrumah was to become one of the most illustrious makers of modern Africa and perhaps the most ardent and consistent advocate of the unity of the Black race after Marcus Garvey ... He borrowed many brilliant ideas from his inspirer and admirer, Marcus Garvey, including the Black Star as a national symbol (displayed in the center of... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Towards an Integrated, Peaceful and Prosperous Africa: Sep 12, 2009
" (A GNA feature by Mohammed Nurudeen Issahaq) Accra, Sept. 9, GNA - The vision of a united, peaceful and prosperous Africa has been a long, cherished but elusive ideal whose early advocates included Marcus Garvey, President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, George Padmore, W.E.B. DuBois, Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, Gamel Abdul-Nasser of Egypt, and Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya among others. The idea found expression in the establishment of the Union of African States (UAS), an early Pan-Africanist... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Nkrumah and Pan-Africanism Sep 8, 2009
His ideas for the unity of all Africans has come to be known as Pan-Africanism and they have their roots in his experiences as a colonial subject, his sojourn in the United States of America and the racist experience he suffered there and his association with Pan-Africanist thinkers of the time including W. E. B. Dubious, Marcus Garvey, George Padmore and Makonnen ... In searching for to questions about racism Nkrumah joined black students organizations and became acquainted with the ideas of... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Obama Pushes GM Foods on Ghana, Africa Sep 5, 2009
I am an African born in America, and I am an admirer and follower of Kwame Nkrumah, Marcus Garvey and Malcolm X. Therefore, this article caused me to have much concern about the direction in which Ghana is moving. President Obama wishes to introduce the Rockefeller and Gates supported Green Revolution to Africa. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Florida standards for teaching the subject Aug 30, 2009
Compare the views of Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, and Marcus Garvey relating to the African American experience. 9-12. (The Palm Beach Post)
Political Idiosyncrasy, Ignorance, Sheila Jackson-Lee, or US Aug 29, 2009
Together with the indomitable Marcus Garvey, add Boston Universitys intrepid Ambassador Charles Stith of African Presidential Archives and Research Center (APARC), who has started rewarding good governance in Africa, and many more. It is so sad to feature caricatures like Sheila Jackson-Lee to upset a lovely relationship among great people. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
WEEKEND HOT PICKS IN ENTERTAINMENT Aug 28, 2009
The 17th annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, two afternoons of free music, tunes into Marcus Garvey Park (Mount Morris Park at 124th Street) tomorrow, which would have been his 89th birthday, and to Tompkins Square Park (Eighth Street between Avenue A and Avenue B) on Sunday. Frank Wess, a sax man who played with Count Basie and on "Saturday Night Live," headlines tomorrow's show, and post-bopper jazz pianist Cedar Walton pays tribute to Bird on Sunday. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Conspiracy Theory and Historical Tr... Aug 9, 2009
One of the questions University of Pennsylvania historian Steven Hahn asks in his recent article on Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association ( A Rebellious Take on African-American History, Chronicle Review, August 7, 2009) is Why are there historical subjects we so easily avoid or disown, even when they are of genuine significance. Hahn is not suggesting historians embrace conspiracy theories, but his article focuses on looking at old history in a new way, asking new... (Suite101.com)
Veep launches book on Obama Aug 7, 2009
Vice President Mahama said: "One cannot produce beautiful music on the piano without using both the black and the white keys." He said Mr Obama's ascendancy to the US Presidency was "no accident of history, but history unfolding" owing to the trail blazed by men of African descent such as Dr Marcus Garvey, W.E. Dubois, Dr Kwame Nkrumah and Martin Luther King Jnr. Giving an expos=E9 of the book, Daasebre Oti Boateng said he came under the Obama inspiration after having watched him deliver a... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Obamas Visit To Ghana And The Promotion Of African American Roots Tourism Jul 15, 2009
Kwame Nkrumah positioned Ghana as the black star of Africa Some state resources were branded with the black star label proposed by Marcus Garvey; Black Star Line (the state shipping line), Black Stars (the national football team) and Black Star Square (now known as the Independence Square) ... African-American roots tourism was inspired by Marcus Garveys back to Africa movement and the Alex Haleys 1976 best-seller Roots which was also developed into a motion picture. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Ephesus Seventh-Day Adventist Church is Preparing to Bring THE AWAKENING to Harlem Community Jul 11, 2009
There will be a kick-off Gospel In the Park service on Saturday, July 11th at noon to 3 p.m. at Mount Morris Park (Marcus Garvey Park), 18 Mount Morris West at 123rd Street. THE AWAKENING will start July 12 through August 1st every evening except Thursdays at 7 p.m. at Ephesus. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Nkrumah Foundation Welcomes Obama Jul 11, 2009
The dreams of our fore-fathers, Marcus Garvey, W.E.B du Bois, Kwame Nkrumah, Martin Luther King Jnr and many others had come true. Welcome to the mother continent, where it all begun for mankind but where resources have been plummeted for the benefit of others and the locals left in utter poverty. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
A New Beginning for Ghana and Africa Too Jul 10, 2009
Africa, the modern Africa of nation states, as Marcus Garvey dreamed of, and the Kwame Nkrumah vision of a United and Strong Africa as the only guarantee of a peaceful world in which Africans of all ethnicities are respected and Africans also respect themselves was also born out of revolution just as The United States: the unfinished African Revolution. The United States contrary to what Barack Obama said was never founded on the ideal that all are created equal. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
CPP thanks President Mills Jul 8, 2009
"Voted African Personality of the Millennium by the African listeners of BBC, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah defeated other giants like Marcus Garvey, Dr Martin Luther King Jnr. and Nelson Mandela to win this prestigious accolade," the statement added. It said the chief pride of Dr Nkrumah was the welfare of the people, saying: "We hope that it is by this same standard that a better Ghana seeks to be judged.". (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Ex-D.C. Mayor Barry Charged With Stalking Jul 6, 2009
FREDERIC DOUGLASS, PAUL ROBESON, MARCUS GARVEY, CONGRESSMAN: ADAM CLAYTON POWELL, MEDGAR EVERS, MATIN LUTHER KING Jr, RUBEN HURRICANE CARTER, CONG MEL REYNOLDS, MOHAMMID ALI, JAMES BROWN, MICHAEL JACKSON AND Boxing's DON KING, are just a few of the individuals that were guilty, of being "Successful" and "Black" In "Americ 00004000 a". by sortie1 July 5, 2009 11:33 PM PDT. (CBS News)
Roots-reggae pioneer keeps it ‘Real’ Jul 3, 2009
Unfortunately, years of business mismanagement and record-label creative struggles plagued the man behind such classics as Door Peep and Marcus Garvey. Spear, as he calls himself, seized control of his career earlier this decade and has since launched his own Burning Spear record label, on which he released Jah Is Real, this year s Grammy winner for best reggae album. (Boston Globe)
* [HARDCOVER: UK/US] History hurts May 24, 2009
Equally surprised by this theory would be the followers of Marcus Garvey, who claimed in the 1920s that a black civilization once ruled the world. The danger of knowing too much history is of course outweighed by the risk of knowing too little. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Chicago Family's 'Buy Black' Experiment Becoming a Nationwide Movement May 18, 2009
Gregory Price, chairman of the economics department at Morehouse College, said black visionaries like Booker T. Washington and Marcus Garvey made similar calls to action. "The idea is a sound one, given that black Americans are still underrepresented in the ranks of the self-employed and that entrepreneurship is a key component to wealth," Price said. (Fox News)
Refocusing the Media Agenda May 16, 2009
Some of these returnees had been exposed to the ideas of Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King, and other civil rights activists. Dennis Austin (1964) observes that these returnees were "the first seed of nationalist thought that brought about the formation of the earliest political movements." One such movement was the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) launched in 1947 by Willie Grant, J.B. Danquah, and R.C. Blay. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Buy-black cause growing May 13, 2009
Gregory Price, chairman of the economics department at Morehouse College, said black visionaries like Booker T. Washington and Marcus Garvey made similar calls to action. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Business)
Tanzania: Pan-Africanism in Mwalimu Nyerere's Thought May 9, 2009
Mwalimu described Nkrumah's perspective as the 'aggressive Pan-Africanism of W. E. B. Du Bois and Marcus Garvey. The colonialists were against this and frightened of it. (allAfrica.com)
SERIOUS WORK Apr 12, 2009
Clyne is amused by my bill to pardon Marcus Garvey, who was targeted by J. Edgar Hoover, making a name for himself in the 1920's. She should speak to Garvey's family or some of the thousands of African-Americans who revere him as a trailblazer for civil rights and inspiration to Malcolm X and Martin Luther King. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Africa: Comment & Analysis Apr 11, 2009
Pioneers like Henry Sylvester Williams from Trinidad organised the first Pan-African Conference in London Edward W. Blyden W.E.B. Du Bois one of the founders of the NAACP, sponsored the Pan-African Congress of 1921, 1923 and 1927, Martin Delany developed the re-emigration scheme which was later taken up by Marcus Garvey, the founder of a nationalist movement - the Universal Negro Improvement Association - which promoted black pride and advocated for repatriation to Africa. It is also not... (allAfrica.com)
UMass to post treasure trove of Du Bois documents online Apr 4, 2009
The collection features letters between Du Bois, one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1909, and such historical figures as Booker T. Washington, Marcus Garvey, Mohandas Gandhi, and Albert Einstein. It is used extensively by Du Bois scholars, who have primarily read the documents by microfilm. (Boston Globe)
Discussing racial politics Mar 10, 2009
The discussion was led by Dr. Steven Hahn, graduate of Yale University and Pulitzer Prize-winner, who presented "Marcus Garvey Reconsidered.". The public lecture was called "Roots and Shadows: The Social Base and Political Legacy of Garveyism," which was derived from his most recent book called "The Political Worlds of Slavery and Freedom.". (University News, MO)
RockSteady Monty And Ernest Ode To ... Mar 2, 2009
They do a great cover or should one say a reworking of Burning Spear s Marcus Garvey and manages to breathe new life into a classic like Pressure Drop a song made famous by ; getting Toots Hibbert to sing was another coup. The album is a treat for lovers of classic film noir art. (Suite101.com)
Mimicking minstrels Feb 24, 2009
Friends tried to persuade him to impersonate more positive images in history such as Martin Luther King, Jr. or Marcus Garvey, but Daniels has had his eye on creating awareness about minstrels since high school. In his senior year he said he wanted to dress as a minstrel for a presentation for younger students, but his principal at Ballou Senior High School in D.C. axed the plan. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Black History Month with Jeff Johnson Feb 12, 2009
HCC Student Government Parliamentarian Gwendolyn Young said that Johnson s presentation was uplifting and that she was most inspired by Johnson s example in questioning the audience on who is Marcus Garvey. He said most people don t know who he is and what he did, and that people should get out of front of the TV and get out and get an education. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
LEONARD PITTS JR.: Celebrate NAACP's work, bit by bit by bit Feb 11, 2009
And if it's true that history is biography, it's not hard to understand why the NAACP has often seemed overshadowed by larger-than-life personalities like Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King, Jesse Jackson. Even its most celebrated members -- DuBois, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Thurgood Marshall, Medgar Evers, Rosa Parks -- are better known for what they did than for the organization to which they belonged. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
