marcus garvey - Blogs - TheBlackList Pub2024-03-29T05:35:15Zhttps://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/marcus+garvey15 Marcus Garvey Quotes for Inspiration and Liberationhttps://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/15-marcus-garvey-quotes-for-inspiration-and-liberation2021-08-17T16:11:32.000Z2021-08-17T16:11:32.000ZLeShelle, host of MinorityReporthttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/LeShellehostofMinorityReport<div><div id="viewer-1uvl4" class="q2uC4 _208vH"><div class="c-Mgr dhpWm _7gPc2"><div class="_2o-_D"><div class="_3lvoN LPH2h" style="text-align:center;"><img class="_5JW6l _36UM9 align-center" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e1fc6_c15d37557dc143b3a255ac7d57c67a38~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_438,h_634,al_c,lg_1,q_90/0e1fc6_c15d37557dc143b3a255ac7d57c67a38~mv2.webp" alt="0e1fc6_c15d37557dc143b3a255ac7d57c67a38~mv2.webp" /><em>Photo Credit: The Universal Negro Improvement Association</em></div></div></div></div><div> </div><p id="viewer-1llee" class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="font-size:14pt;">Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican-born black nationalist who created a <em>'Back to Africa'</em> movement in the United States. He became an inspirational political activist, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator whose ideals pre-figured the later Civil Rights Movement. He founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) with chapters established beyond the borders of the United States to the Caribbean, Canada, and Africa.</span></p><p id="viewer-1ikji" class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="font-size:14pt;">Garvey believed African Americans would not take action if they did not change their perceptions of themselves, he championed radical racial pride by celebrating the African past and encouraging African Americans to be proud of their heritage, melanated skin, and kinky coily hair.</span></p><div> </div><div id="viewer-cq3d7" class="q2uC4 _208vH"><div class="c-Mgr dhpWm _7gPc2"><div class="_2o-_D"><div class="_3lvoN LPH2h"><img class="_5JW6l _36UM9 align-center" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e1fc6_ab9b0107bbe04318a231cea7708be7fe~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_634,h_474,al_c,lg_1,q_90/0e1fc6_ab9b0107bbe04318a231cea7708be7fe~mv2.webp" alt="0e1fc6_ab9b0107bbe04318a231cea7708be7fe~mv2.webp" /></div></div></div></div><div> </div><p id="viewer-aemnb" class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _1XrpH _328F_ public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="text-align:center;"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><em>Photo Credit: Henrietta Vinton Davis's Weblog</em></span></p><p id="viewer-f4rhm" class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="font-size:14pt;">While racial pride and unity played important roles in Garvey's black nationalism seeking to establish independent Black states around the world, he touted capitalism as the tool that would establish African Americans as an independent group. In the spirit of Black economic independence, in 1919 Garvey founded the Black Star Line to provide transportation to Africa. The shipping line was founded to facilitate the transportation of goods and eventually Black people living throughout the / back to African to create a global economy.</span></p><div style="text-align:center;"><img class="_5JW6l _36UM9" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e1fc6_2e20e43a858d41daaef4a62f708ac7a4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_740,h_822,al_c,q_90/0e1fc6_2e20e43a858d41daaef4a62f708ac7a4~mv2.webp" alt="0e1fc6_2e20e43a858d41daaef4a62f708ac7a4~mv2.webp" /></div><div id="viewer-2hpuh" class="q2uC4 _208vH"><div class="c-Mgr dhpWm _7gPc2"><div class="_2o-_D"><div> </div><div> </div></div></div></div><div> </div><p id="viewer-7spc6" class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _1XrpH _328F_ public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><em>Photo Credit: PanAfrican Connection</em></span></p><div> </div><div id="viewer-3cani" class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </span></div><div> </div><div id="viewer-8qddu" class="q2uC4 _208vH"><div class="_2o-_D"><div class="_3lvoN LPH2h"><a href="https://cutt.ly/MRTV-ayoka-essentials-vegan-candles" target="_blank"><img class="align-center" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e1fc6_9eb1af42d33a4764a4b9f2be04e44953~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_740,h_282,al_c,q_95/0e1fc6_9eb1af42d33a4764a4b9f2be04e44953~mv2.webp" alt="0e1fc6_9eb1af42d33a4764a4b9f2be04e44953~mv2.webp" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size:14pt;">Along with the Black Star Line, Garvy also established The Negro Factories Corporation to build and operate factories in the big industrial centers of the United States, Central America, the West Indies, and Africa with the intent to manufacture every marketable commodity. The NFC was home to a chain of grocery stores, a restaurant, a steam laundry, a tailor and dressmaking shop, a millinery store, and a publishing house for the <em>Negro World </em>newspaper.</span></div></div></div><div> </div><div id="viewer-9ubl4" class="q2uC4 _208vH"><div class="c-Mgr dhpWm _7gPc2"><div class="_2o-_D"><div class="_3lvoN LPH2h"><img class="_5JW6l _36UM9 align-center" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e1fc6_59911771f02f4b249dc3bb8829cdddb0~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_740,h_506,al_c,q_95/0e1fc6_59911771f02f4b249dc3bb8829cdddb0~mv2.webp" alt="0e1fc6_59911771f02f4b249dc3bb8829cdddb0~mv2.webp" /></div></div></div></div><div> </div><p id="viewer-fe6to" class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _1XrpH _328F_ public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="text-align:center;"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><em>Photo Credit: UCLA</em></span></p><p id="viewer-b7rpc" class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="font-size:14pt;">Despite his controversial reputation and being rebuffed by many of his peers like W.E.B. Du Bois, Garvey's legacy continued to instill pride and inspiration among many black people throughout the diaspora. His ideology has influenced many members of the Nation of Islam, the Black Power movement, and the Rastafari movement. Marcus Garvey is credited with coining the phrase <em>"Black is beautiful", </em>a running theme that summarizes his work and his words. The following quotes are a reflection of Garvey's teachings.</span></p><div><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></div><p id="viewer-71fte" class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="font-size:14pt;">1. <em>"Progress is the attraction that moves humanity." - </em><strong>Marcus Garvey</strong></span></p><div> </div><p id="viewer-de8aj" class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="font-size:14pt;">2. <em>"If you haven't confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started." - </em><strong>Marcus Garvey</strong></span></p><div> </div><p id="viewer-2vivd" class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="font-size:14pt;">3. <em>"Intelligence rules the world, ignorance carries the burden..." - </em><strong>Marcus Garvey</strong></span></p><div> </div><p id="viewer-2dvpc" class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="font-size:14pt;">4. <em>"It is your mind that rules the body. You cannot go further than that mind to seek truth and to know truth and to react to truth." - </em><strong>Marcus Garvey</strong></span></p><div> </div><p id="viewer-45c4i" class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="font-size:14pt;">5. <em>"A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots." - </em><strong>Marcus Garvey</strong> </span></p><div id="viewer-5v8bn" class="q2uC4 _208vH"><div class="c-Mgr dhpWm _7gPc2"><div class="_2o-_D"><div class="_3lvoN LPH2h" style="text-align:center;"><img class="_5JW6l _36UM9 align-center" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e1fc6_defdf4b62c8e4fb9adedc2173bff81be~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_740,h_589,al_c,q_90/0e1fc6_defdf4b62c8e4fb9adedc2173bff81be~mv2.webp" alt="0e1fc6_defdf4b62c8e4fb9adedc2173bff81be~mv2.webp" /><em>Photo Credit: UCLA</em></div></div></div></div><div> </div><div> </div><p id="viewer-8ajn" class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="font-size:14pt;">6. <em>"The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness." - </em><strong>Marcus Garvey</strong> </span></p><div><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></div><p id="viewer-9p9qo" class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="font-size:14pt;">7. <em>"The first dying that is to be done by the Black man in the future will be done to make himself free." - </em><strong>Marcus Garvey</strong> </span></p><div><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></div><p id="viewer-dj67o" class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="font-size:14pt;">8. <em>"Liberate the minds of men and ultimately you will liberate the bodies of men." - </em><strong>Marcus Garvey</strong> </span></p><div><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></div><p id="viewer-b1a15" class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="font-size:14pt;">9. <em>"Chance has never yet satisfied the hope of a suffering people." - </em><strong>Marcus Garvey</strong></span></p><div> </div><div> </div><p id="viewer-2u036" class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="font-size:14pt;">10. <em>"I have no desire to take all black people back to Africa; there are blacks who are no good here and will likewise be no good there." - </em><strong>Marcus Garvey</strong> </span></p><div><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></div><p id="viewer-e55s6" class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="font-size:14pt;">11. <em>"Men who are in earnest are not afraid of consequences." - </em><strong>Marcus Garvey</strong></span></p><div><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></div><p id="viewer-3a3hp" class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Related: </strong><a class="_2qJYG _2E8wo" href="https://cutt.ly/mrtv-15-black-lives-matter-and-racial-justice-quotes-for-revolution" target="_blank"><strong><u class="sDZYg">15 Black Lives Matter and Racial Justice Quotes to Inspire You to Join the Revolution</u></strong></a></span></p><div> </div><div id="viewer-2i3fq" class="q2uC4 _208vH"><div class="c-Mgr dhpWm _7gPc2"><div class="_2o-_D"><div class="_3lvoN LPH2h"><img class="_5JW6l _36UM9 align-center" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e1fc6_2efd22d19c5046048a0cfcfb8e107054~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_740,h_555,al_c,q_90/0e1fc6_2efd22d19c5046048a0cfcfb8e107054~mv2.webp" alt="0e1fc6_2efd22d19c5046048a0cfcfb8e107054~mv2.webp" /></div></div></div></div><p id="viewer-fh2mh" class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _1XrpH _328F_ public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr" style="text-align:center;"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><em>Photo Credit: NYC Gov Parks</em></span></p><p id="viewer-dv1lp" class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><em><span style="font-size:14pt;">12. "The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of a national greatness." - </span></em><span style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>Marcus Garvey</strong></span></span></p><div> </div><div><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="font-size:14pt;"><em>13. "Therefore, remove yourself as far as possible from ignorance as seek as far as possible to be intelligent." - </em><strong>Marcus Garvey</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></div><p id="viewer-50n5v" class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="font-size:14pt;"><em>14. "We are not engaged in domestic politics, in church building, or social uplift work, be we are engaged in nation building." - </em><strong>Marcus Garvey</strong></span></p><div><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></div><div><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="font-size:14pt;"><em>15. "We must canonize our own saints, create our own martyrs, and elevate to positions of fame and honor Black men and women who have made their distinct contributions to our racial history … I am the equal of any white man; I want you to feel the same way." - </em><strong>Marcus Garvey</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></div><div id="viewer-70d9c" class="q2uC4 _208vH" style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:14pt;">***</span></div><div><span style="font-size:14pt;"> </span></div><p id="viewer-f2r90" class="XzvDs _208Ie _1atvN _2QAo- _25MYV _2WrB- public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="font-size:14pt;">Need more resources like this to help you Buy Black? Sign up for the Daily Black Business Newsletter <a class="_2qJYG _2E8wo" href="https://cutt.ly/MRTV-newsletter-sign-up" target="_blank"><u class="sDZYg"><strong>here</strong></u></a> so you never have to miss a blog post, interview, or an honest product review. Get Minority Report news and a few coupons delivered directly to your inbox!</span></p></div>Great Zimbabwe - Reflecting On An African Journeyhttps://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/great-zimbabwe-reflecting-on-an-african-journey2011-09-15T15:09:58.000Z2011-09-15T15:09:58.000ZTheBlackList Newshttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TheBlackListNews<div><p>b<strong>y <a href="http://yahoo.com" target="_blank">Runoko Rashidi</a> ~</strong><br /> <br /> Four days ago I returned to the United States from a week long trip to <br /> Harare, Zimbabwe where I was a guest of UNESCO and the Government of <br /> Zimbabwe. The purpose of the visit was to help prepare curriculum content <br /> and a teacher's guide for the teaching of history in African public schools. <br /> The goal is to complete the project within the next eighteen months. <br /> <br /> The UNESCO gathering was a wonderful experience and a big honor, although the <br /> African Diaspora itself was not well represented. Indeed, of the sixty-five <br /> participants at the gathering I was the only African-American in attendance. <br /> There was one diplomat from Trinidad and Tobago, although he was actually <br /> based in Paris. A three person Brazilian contingent came also to talk about <br /> the Brazilian mandate that African and African-Brazilian history be taught in <br /> Brazilian classrooms. In this endeavor Brazil is more progressive than many <br /> African countries and most of African Diaspora.<br /> <br /> The UNESCO effort here substantially adds to the work of the Nigerian-based <br /> organizations CBAAC and Panafstrag, which have been in the forefront of such <br /> struggles for years. The UNESCO project is rooted in the multi-volume UNESCO <br /> General History of Africa. One also has to reference here the marvelous <br /> anthologies edited by Ivan Van Sertima and others focusing on the outstanding <br /> historical issues of Africa and the Diaspora. <br /> <br /> My contribution in Zimbabwe was largely to remind everyone that the history <br /> of the African Diaspora should not be confined to the enslavement experience <br /> and that African people are so scattered around the world, and not just in <br /> Europe and the Western Hemisphere, that perhaps we should be thinking less in <br /> terms of a diaspora and more in terms of a Global African Community. This was <br /> my major contribution and its success will only be seen through time. We <br /> shall see.<br /> <br /> In a letter from Zimbabwe last week I wrote about the early stages of the <br /> UNESCO gathering and the opening speech by President Mugabe. The purpose of <br /> the current letter is to briefly summarize the highlights of the rest of my <br /> Zimbabwe experience. <br /> <br /> I visited Zimbabwe at the end of their winter time, and Harare, the capital <br /> of Zimbabwe, was dry and rather arid. The city of Harare itself did not <br /> really stand out to me. I did not find it to be spectactular in any way. I <br /> did find it interesting that the currency of Zimbabwe is now the United <br /> States dollar. The Shona are the dominant ethnic group in Harare. The <br /> overall atmosphere itself I found to be rather relaxed. People were <br /> generally friendy and polite, and I had no unpleasant experiences.<br /> <br /> The UNESCO gathering itself, which can only be described as historic, was, <br /> nevertheless, tedious, dull and meticulous. To my rescue came Professor Saki <br /> Mafundikwa—the noted Zimbabwean film maker, author, and educator. Through <br /> brother Saki I was able to escape from the five star resort that I was was <br /> staying at and see something of the real Harare. Through brother Saki I got <br /> to talk to a wide range of Zimbabweans. I ate the local food and drank the <br /> local brew. He really came through for me.<br /> <br /> Brother Saki also organized on very short notice what turned out to be a <br /> well-received presentation-lecture at the National Art Gallery of Zimbabwe. <br /> I spoke on the theme of the Global African Presence and engaged in a lively <br /> question and answer period that focused less on history and anthropology and <br /> more on the current political situation in Zimbabwe. We talked about <br /> President Mugabe (including his health and concerns about his succession), <br /> the current sanctions against Zimbabwe, prevailing attitudes towards <br /> African-Americans, the African seizure of white-owned farmlands, and the <br /> general direction that Zimbabwe seems to be heading in. I learned a lot and, <br /> as always, tried to be a positive bridge between Africans at home and abroad.<br /> <br /> Following dinner, after the presentation, I was met in the lobby of my hotel <br /> by a chairwoman of one of the UNESCO working committees. She was a very <br /> beautiful and noted educator from Botswana. She told me that I had been <br /> missed during my absence and that I could have added something substantial to <br /> the discussion. I was impressed by the fact that although it was already <br /> late in the evening the sister was still up working along with three or four <br /> others. She seemed delighted when I asked if I could still contribute, and <br /> five of us worked for another four hours. I told her that it just did me a <br /> world of good to feel wanted. <br /> <br /> The composition of the working group that evening was a reflection of the <br /> diversity of the larger gathering. Among the five participants late that <br /> night was a man from Egypt, a woman from Lesotho, a woman from Swaziland, the <br /> chairwoman from Botswana and me from the Diaspora. That night our discussion <br /> ranged from the evolution of humanity in Africa, the significance of Nile <br /> Valley Civilization, the fact that civilization in Africa was not confined to <br /> any one region, and the destructive and dehumanizing nature of the <br /> enslavement experience. It turned out to be an extremely productive evening.<br /> <br /> One of the real highlights of my visit to Zimbabwe was a day trip to the <br /> ruins of the archaeological zone known as Great Zimabwe. It was on my last <br /> full day in Zimbabwe. Most of the participants from the UNESCO gathering <br /> came, and this meant an entire day of informal discussions among Africans <br /> from every part of the Continent. It was just an incredible learning <br /> experience. <br /> <br /> I talked that day to numerous Africans from former French, Portuguese and <br /> British colonies. There were also a number of people on the bus from Arab <br /> North Africa. It was a rich mixture of people. The person who did most of <br /> the talking to me that day, however, was a young film maker from Zimbabwe who <br /> had recently spent several years studying in Russia. He talked a lot of the <br /> racism and racial attitudes that he encountered in both Russia and Ukraine. <br /> It was fascinating. <br /> <br /> Great Zimbabwe itself was spectacular. The former hilltop residence of <br /> mighty kings and the Great Enclosure, made of granite stone, were <br /> magnificent. That day us Africans laughed and talked and walked and shopped, <br /> and had a great lunch at a local hotel. It was wonderful way to cap off a <br /> wonderful and historic trip. <br /> <br /> Before concluding here, I must profusely thank Mr. Ali Moussa Iye, Chief of <br /> the History and Memory for Dialogue Section, Division of Thematic Programmes <br /> for the Diversity, Development and Dialogue at UNESCO. Ali, you were truly a <br /> brother and a friend. Your staff was most helpful throughout and I am <br /> extremely grateful to you. <br /> <br /> I am so glad that I went to Zimbabwe. I helped make history and can I add <br /> another feather in my cap. I seem to be on a roll. In August 2010, I <br /> inaugurated the first Global Black Nationalities Conference in Oshogbo, <br /> Nigeria. In December 2010, I was the President of the Diaspora Committee and <br /> the opening keynote speaker at the historic FESMAN Conference in Dakar, <br /> Senegal. In February 2011 I gave a series of historic presentations in <br /> Toronto, Canada. In March 2011, I gave big presentations in Montreal, Canada <br /> and Hamilton, Bermuda. In July 2011, in Jamaica I was a keynote speaker at <br /> two big commemorations for Marcus Garvey and gave a standing room only <br /> presentation at the University of West Indies, Mona. And now, in September <br /> 2011, I have participated in the first meeting of the drafting committee <br /> entrusted with the development of common pedagogical content and accompanying <br /> teacher’s guides based on the General History of Africa convened by UNESCO<br /> in Harare, Zimbabwe. <br /><br /> Sisters and brothers, I am blessed. And I tend to see it all as part of <br /> fulfilling a sacred mission.<br /> <br /> In closing, I say God bless Zimbabwe. God bless Africa. God bless African <br /> people. And, echoing the words of Marcus Mosiah Garvey, I remind African <br /> people that we can accomplish what we will!<br /> <br /> In love of Africa,<br /> <br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://yahoo.com">Runoko Rashidi</a><br />15 September 2011<br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.travelwithrunoko.com">www.travelwithrunoko.com</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://lists.riseup.net/www/arc/theblacklist/2011-09/msg00095.html">As published on TheBlackList eNewsletter.</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p></div>