“Marcus Mosiah Garvey came and brought the African consciousness ... And so the new Negro and Harlem Renaissance and all of that came at the time that Garvey was bringing this larger picture ...

“What’s even more significant is that next month will be the 100th anniversary of Marcus Garvey starting that ... He became a leader of the Harlem Renaissance but, hounded by United States ...

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

He aimed to start a black renaissance and a new African empire. Marcus Garvey was a disrupter who delighted ... From soapboxes at Harlem’s Speakers Corner, Garvey initially made his name telling black ...

Marcus Garvey ignited one of the most phenomenal social movements in modern history and was admired around the world. Yet few ...

The road to Garvey’s presidential pardon is a story of tireless activism by human rights leaders, Garvey’s descendants and ...

Marcus Garvey ignited ... He opened a UNIA chapter in Harlem as urban migration fostered a cosmopolitan community, then expanded to 30 other cities. In 1920, Garvey hosted a month-long conference ...

HARLEM, Manhattan (PIX11) — He became world-renowned, as well as controversial, because of his actions and statements about black empowerment at a time when the concept was virtually unknown. Now, ...