Trial, Deportation & Triumph — How Marcus Garvey’s Spirit Outlived His U.S. Struggles Resistance & Legacy • Marcus Garvey in New York Series (1916–1924) How Marcus Garvey’s Spirit Outlived His U.S. Struggles They tried to silence him with a courtroom, a cell, and a ship — but his words sailed further than any vessel they could sink. By Reggae Dread • Published November 11 2025 Garvey in court, 1923: even behind bars, his belief in ...

The Parades of Pride: UNIA Conventions and the Spectacle of Black Empowerment in 1920s Harlem Events & Celebrations • Marcus Garvey in New York Series (1916–1924) UNIA Conventions and the Spectacle of Black Empowerment in 1920s Harlem When Garvey’s UNIA took to the streets, Harlem didn’t just watch a parade — it watched a nation in rehearsal. By Reggae Dread • Published November 11, 2025 UNIA parade in 1920s Harlem: uniforms pressed, drums pounding, and ...

UNIA and the Harlem Renaissance: How Garvey Sparked a Global Black Awakening Cultural Movements • Marcus Garvey in New York Series (1916–1924) How Garvey Sparked a Global Black Awakening When Garvey’s parades marched by day and Harlem’s poets sang by night, a new Black world imagination was born. By Reggae Dread • Published November 11, 2025 In 1920s Harlem, UNIA pageantry and Harlem Renaissance creativity shared the same streets, the same people, and the ...

Love, Leadership & Legacy — Amy Ashwood and Amy Jacques: The Women Behind Garvey’s Movement Profiles & Legacy • Marcus Garvey in New York Series (1916–1924) The Women Behind Garvey’s Movement Before the parades, newspapers, and flags, there were two Amys — thinkers and builders who helped turn Garvey’s dream into a living reality. By Reggae Dread • Published November 11, 2025 The two Amys: co-founder and editor, organizer and philosopher — women who ...

Garvey and the Great Migration: Hope, Identity, and the Search for a Homeland Migration & Identity • Marcus Garvey in New York Series (1916–1924) Hope, Identity, and the Search for a Homeland When millions moved north and across oceans, Garvey gave them a flag, a story, and a sense of home they could carry in their hearts. By Reggae Dread • Published November 11, 2025 As trains rolled north and ships crossed the Atlantic, Garvey’s ...

Marcus Garvey in New York (1916–1924): A 10-Part Journey in One Epic Story Series Companion • Marcus Garvey in New York (1916–1924) A 10-Part Journey in One Epic Story Ships, parades, newspapers, FBI files, Harlem jazz, migrating crowds, and two brilliant women — all woven into one story of how Garvey turned New York into the capital of a global Black awakening. By Reggae Dread • Companion article to the 10-part Reggae Dread Garvey ...

Building the Black Star Line: Garvey’s Dream of Economic Liberation on the High Seas Economics & Enterprise • Marcus Garvey in New York Series (1916–1924) Garvey’s Dream of Economic Liberation on the High Seas A bold idea sailed out of Harlem: connect the Black world with Black-owned ships — and teach a people to think like owners, not subjects. By Reggae Dread • Published November 11, 2025 The Black Star Line aimed to turn ...

From Kingston to Harlem: Marcus Garvey’s Rise as the Voice of Black Nationalism (1916–1924) Reggae Dread Production History & Culture • Marcus Garvey in New York Series (1916–1924) Marcus Garvey’s Rise as the Voice of Black Nationalism How a young Jamaican organizer stepped off a ship in 1916 and helped ignite a global fire of Black pride, self-reliance, and Pan-African unity. By Reggae Dread • Published November 11, 2025 Marcus Garvey addressing supporters in Harlem, where ...

Garvey vs. the System: How the FBI and Hoover Tried to Silence a Black Visionary Political History • Marcus Garvey in New York Series (1916–1924) How the FBI and Hoover Tried to Silence a Black Visionary Inside the showdown between Marcus Garvey and J. Edgar Hoover — the battle that turned Black nationalism into a federal “problem.” By Reggae Dread • Published November 11, 2025 Declassified files show how Marcus Garvey became one of the ...

The Negro World: How Garvey’s Newspaper United a Diaspora Media & Journalism • Marcus Garvey in New York Series (1916–1924) How Garvey’s Newspaper United a Diaspora Before there was Black Twitter, there was a Black newspaper in Harlem carrying the voices of a scattered people across the world. By Reggae Dread • Published November 11, 2025 Copies of the Negro World moved in suitcases, cargo holds, and coat pockets — turning Harlem into the newsroom ...