GARVEY LIVES!!! MOSIAH LIVES!!! Although it took several decades to acknowledge, the creative flourish known as the Harlem Renaissance and the advent of “The New Negro” was very much inspired by the Garvey Movement. Some of the luminaries that gained exposure in The Negro World included Claude McKay, Zora Neale…

GARVEY LIVES!!! MOSIAH LIVES!!! Being the first island in the so-called “English speaking Caribbean” to gain independence on Mosiah (Aug) 6th 1962 (Trinidad and Tobago followed 25 days later), Jamaicans the world over are celebrating 60 years as a nation state. (1) Moreover, non-Jamaicans are as likely to share in…

On June 21, 1923, after a five-week federal trial, The Most Eminent Prophet and King – His Excellency Marcus Mosiah Garvey was convicted of mail fraud and sentenced to five years in prison. (1) The trial was clearly a “travesty of justice”, in fact the U.S. government, egged on by…

The UK government’s controversial School’s Bill, introduced in May 2022, is scheduled for its third reading in the House Of Lords on September 14th (1). The purpose of the Bill, according to the Impact Assessment is to: Work towards a stronger and fairer school system that works for every child….

In news that will surprise no one, the preliminary report into the deaths (massacre) in the Moroccan Spanish enclave of Melilla has concluded that the 23 refugees it says died, likely “suffocated” after falling while trying to climb the border fence.  (1)  The report includes accounts from local security forces…