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

Known as the First International Convention of the Negro Peoples of the World, the gathering featured parades in Harlem and had around 2,000 delegates representing over 20 countries. Subscribe to get ...

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 ...

BURBANK, Wash. - A music documentary exploring the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival will be screened at the Burbank Library, ...

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 ...

GATES: Garvey created the Universal Negro Improvement Association. And starting in the late teens, both he and his UNIA took Harlem by storm. MADDOX: Marcus Garvey goes to Harlem because of what ...

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 ...