Reggae SummerSplash
The 38th Annual Marcus Garvey Day Celebration is an indoor-outdoor tribute to Marcus and Amy Garvey featuring live music by Hempress Sativa with Lestarfari Band Nyabinghi Priest, Prof-I Rob Symeonn Empress Akua with DJ Lulu, and special guest speakers from UNIA.
Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr. was born in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica on August 17, 1887. In 1910, he began traveling throughout Central America, the Caribbean and Europe. In his travels, he saw that Black people of the time owned nothing, regardless of where he went in the world, and were not united. He was determined to do something about it.
The impact of Marcus Garvey has been huge. Inspired by his ideas, over 30 African countries have declared their freedom, and many sport Garvey's red, black and green colors in their flag. Many Black leaders like the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King, Minister Louis Farrakhan and more, have all publicly stated that they were inspired by Marcus Garvey. In 1969, the parliament of Jamaica proclaimed Marcus Garvey as the country's first national hero.