Marcus Garvey had devoted himself to the promotion of the universal unity of black people, founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) in 1914, and even established a shipping line ...

Among the gems on display in the African Diaspora exhibit was “The First Amy Tells,” an unpublished autobiography of Amy Ashwood Garvey, the first wife of Marcus Garvey and co-founder of the Universal ...

A groundbreaking collaboration between the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and Abibitumi and RepatriateToGhana (R2GH) has been implemented to facilitate the successful repatriation ...

Mwatabu Okantah was at Kent State when Black History Month was first celebrated. He reflects on the groundwork laid and why it still matters.

They worked together to create the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). Miss Ashwood was the organization’s first secretary and board member, while Garvey went out as the face of UNIA.

(Joan Marcus) “Eden” is set in 1927, when Garvey himself had been undermined but the teachings of his Universal Negro Improvement Association were still influencing many of his followers.

In 1914, he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) in Jamaica, an organization that tried to achieve Black nationalist aims by celebrating African history and culture.

Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), which “aimed to achieve Black nationalism through the celebration of African history and culture,” according to the National ...

Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) in 1914, advocating for Black nationalism through African history and cultural celebration.

Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association in 1914. In 1919, an article about Garvey and his mission appeared in The Shreveport Journal.