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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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.
More About the Presenters
Dr. Julius Garvey, MD, FACS, FRCS, OJ, is a retired cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon and lecturer with over fifty years’ tenure in the medical field spanning New York, Canada, and Jamaica. He has served, led, and taught at top medical institutions and universities, including Columbia University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Queens Hospital Center, and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, among others. In recent years, Dr. Garvey has lectured on the life and legacy of his father, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey.
Diane Richards is a novelist, singer, playwright, and theater producer, and she serves as the Executive Director of the Harlem Writers Guild, the oldest (founded in 1950) and most prestigious African American writers guild in the world. Her novel Ella, about Ella Fitzgerald, was published in May 2024.
