The new book by Dr. Julius Garvey, Justice for Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind, is a tribute and rallying cry for one of the preeminent Black pride and self-determination champions. In this one-of-a-kind event, Garvey’s son Dr. Julius Garvey, editor of this new book, converses about Garvey’s life and legacy with Diane Richards of the Harlem Writers Guild.
The event will take place Wednesday, November 20 at 6:00 PM Eastern, at the New York Society Library, 53 East 79th Street in Manhattan. A live stream will also be provided. Registration is required.
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Details and Registration – https://www.nysoclib.org/events/dr-julius-garvey-justice-marcus-garvey-look-me-whirlwind-diane-richards
About Visiting the Library: https://www.nysoclib.org/visit
More About the Book
Marcus Garvey (1887-1940) was a Black political activist, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League, which had a following of more than six million African-descended people worldwide. Despite his massive popularity, this Jamaican-born international leader was wrongfully sentenced to prison by the U.S. government on trumped-up mail fraud charges.
While exoneration efforts began immediately and have continued since his sentencing, a new groundswell movement for Garvey’s posthumous pardon is underway – led by his nonagenarian, still-spirited son, Julius Garvey.
Edited by Julius Garvey, Justice for Marcus Garvey is a collection of informative essays and personal narratives about senior Garvey’s life and work, demonstrating his essential influence on current social justice movements. The book features contributions from thought leaders and activists, including a foreword by bestselling author Ta-Nehisi Coates. Contributors include Paul Coates, founder/director of Black Classic Press; Goulda Downer, president of the Caribbean-American Political Action Committee (C-PAC); Justin Hansford, professor at Howard University School of Law; and Maulana Karenga, widely known as the creator of the holiday Kwanzaa.
