By Megan Sayles AFRO Staff Writer msayles@afro.com More than six decades after his 1965 assassination, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz—better known by the name Malcolm X– reremains one of the most influential and debated figures in Black political history. Still, scholars say the final years of his life are often misunderstood and simplified into a narrative that […]
Tag: Marcus Garvey
Posted inBaltimore Events
Baltimore hosts inaugural Marcus Garvey Symposium at Trinity Baptist Church
The inaugural Marcus Garvey Symposium was held in Baltimore, featuring a keynote address by Steven Golding, president of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL) Jamaica, and a special screening of the film “Mosiah,” the first-ever feature film produced about the life of Marcus Garvey.
Posted inAfro Briefs
Marcus Garvey pardon brings long-awaited joy to supporters
President Joe Biden has granted a posthumous pardon to Marcus Garvey, a Black nationalist and activist, after decades of efforts by his family and supporters to clear his name of a phony mail fraud charge.
Posted inNational News
Biden pardons Marcus Garvey, others in one of his final acts of presidency
President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned Marcus Garvey Jr., a key figure in the civil rights movement, for his advocacy of Black nationalism and self-reliance, marking a powerful affirmation of his enduring legacy.
Posted inPolitics
Marcus Garvey’s son optimistic Biden will not forget his father as he grants pardons
President Joe Biden has set a record for the most sentences commuted by a U.S. president in a single day, while Dr. Julius Garvey continues to advocate for a posthumous pardon of his father, Marcus Garvey, who was wrongfully convicted of mail fraud in 1923.
Posted inArts & Culture, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, Entertainment, Music, TV and Film
In ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ film, what’s his faith? And why is marijuana deemed holy to the Rastafari?
By Luis Andres Henao, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” has been a box-office hit in the United States and several other countries. The film, starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, is focused on the Rastafari legend’s story during the making of his 1977 album “Exodus” while leading up to a […]