*The George Padmore Institute and New Beacon Books July 2008 Public Events Programme* *Talk by Colin Grant on Negro with a Hat: The Rise and Fall of MarcusGarvey* Wednesday 23 July at 7.00pm At one time in the first half of the 20th century, Marcus Mosiah Garvey was the most famous black man in the world. Born into poverty in rural Jamaica and then moving to the USA, he was a self-educated man with...
*MarcusGarvey Afrikan Family Day* *Theme: State Attack Afrikan Youths Fight Back* *Elders must arm them with Organisations * Venue: The Base 44-46 Offley Road, Oval, SW9 0LS *2008 Workshops* _Tuesday 15th July_ 6pm *"20th Anniversary of the victory battle of Cuito Cuanavale"* Hosted by Film, and presentation by Mama Lindiwe _Tuesday 22nd July 2008_ *"The Zimbabawe Question: How would MarcusGarvey...
Sometimes I believe the hype, man, We mess it up ourselves and blame the white man But don't point the finger you jigaboo Take a look at yourself, you dumb nigger, you Pretty soon hip-hop won't be so nice No...
Drummers in MarcusGarvey Park in New York City. There are cultural clashes between African residents and the new gentrification of the community. Originally uploaded by Pan-African News Wire File Photos July 6, 2008 An Old Sound in Harlem Draws New Neighbors’ Ire By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS New York Times It is Saturday evening, the second day of summer, and the air around MarcusGarvey Park in Harlem is...
A couple things have me thinking about the AA debate below. I don't want to contest the theory of Ivy League fraternity. But implicit in that seems to be this idea that if you get into the club, in the...
Seeing a Smart Car parked in Harlem has forced blogger Harlem Fur out of retirement...so he can call Harlem "over." He writes: "This Thursday, parked in all of its eco-sensibility along a row of renovated brownstones leading to MarcusGarvey...
Dozens of angry citizens and community leaders turned out to MarcusGarvey Park in Harlem on Thursday to protest two white cops who drove around with a black baby doll's head attached to their antennae. The cops claim they didn't know the doll's head was there - which means, in the least, they aren't especially attentive officers. According to BET News : State Senator Bill Perkins, who reported the...
We are performing here....... *The ALKEBU-LAN REVIVALIST MOVEMENT* Presents *The MONTH of MOSIAH * *Opening Ceremony* Image: http://a293.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/57/l_cb6c6a0e50e80f1908b1a84cdb7d3274.jpg Image: http://a693.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/101/l_3a49cc2674f87bc462f881df1819fc34.jpg This year (2008) marks the official *10th year Anniversary *of the celebration of *MOSIAH*....
*The ALKEBU-LAN REVIVALIST MOVEMENT* Presents *The MONTH of MOSIAH * *Opening Ceremony* Image: http://a293.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/57/l_cb6c6a0e50e80f1908b1a84cdb7d3274.jpg Image: http://a693.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/101/l_3a49cc2674f87bc462f881df1819fc34.jpg This year (2008) marks the official *10th year Anniversary *of the celebration of *MOSIAH*. To mark monumentous occassion,...
On June 10th, the MarcusGarvey Park will host an all day tribute to the legacy of the Jamaican-born MarcusGarvey the influential political leader and one of the strongest voices of black empowerment in 1920s Harlem. Both educational and social, this event aims to encapsule the spirit of community and family, while paying homage [...]
Harlem community leaders are planning a rally this afternoon as the NYPD investigates charges of misconduct involving two white police officers and the head of a black doll. Police are probing the incident, which some local leaders call racist. Witnesses say two white police officers drove through the neighborhood with the head of a black doll on the antenna of their unmarked car. According
It is now official that the EPA will not be signed this month but will be signed at the end of August. We therefore have thirty extra days to get 5000 signatures. This petition joins France, the Chair of the EU, believe it or not, who commissioned a report revealing that the Caribbean is being taken for a ride. We have THIRTY more days to get 5000 signatures. Don’t vacillate. Show that you are actively...
It's looking like a great weekend for stoop sales, especially if you plan to be spending any time in Bed Stuy. There's one multi-stoop sale going down on the 500 block of Putnam (that's between MarcusGarvey and Throop)...
A very tame conversation about the drummers in MarcusGarvey Park and litter and barbecuing in Inwood Park. You can find out more about the Inwood situation by checking out the WaHi Forums and Inwoodite. Guests include Donald Williams, president of the Mount Morris Park Community Improvement Association, and Manny Velazquez, chair of Community Board 12. Listen: [...]
* Teach your children that they are direct descendants of the greatest and proudest race who ever peopled the earth; and it is because of the fear of our return to power, in a civilization of our own, that may outshine others, why we are hated and kept down by a jealous and prejudiced contemporary world. The Honourable MarcusGarvey*
