On 10 June 1940 Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. ONH passed away from a stroke while living in London. His body was interred in a vault in the catacombs of St Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Kensal Green Cemetery, West London. Marcus Garvey was … [Read more...] about IN MEMORIAM OF MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY JR. ONH
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MARCUS GARVEY JR PASSES AWAY
Marcus Garvey Jr. Marcus Garvey Jr., the firstborn son of Jamaica’s first national hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, passed away to Alzheimer’s disease in Wellington, Florida, on 08 December, 2020 at the age of 90. He was born in St Andrew, … [Read more...] about MARCUS GARVEY JR PASSES AWAY
19 OCT 2020 – JAMAICA’S NATIONAL HEROES’ DAY
BLACK STAR LINE 101 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
27 June 2020, marks 101 years since the incorporation of the Black Star Line by Marcus Garvey and members of the UNIA - Universal Negro Improvement Association. The Black Star Line was created to facilitate the transportation of goods … [Read more...] about BLACK STAR LINE 101 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF GARVEY ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
100 years ago, on 14 Oct 1919, Black Nationalist and Freedom Fighter Marcus Mosiah Garvey was shot and wounded in an assassination attempt by George Tyler. In July 1919, Garvey was arrested and charged with criminal libel for claims … [Read more...] about 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF GARVEY ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT