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Amongst the vast pantheon of Black political activists, organisers, agitators, philosophers, thinkers, and leaders, some view Marcus Garvey as the strongest voice that there has ever been for Black nationalism. He is considered one of the fathers of Pan-African political thought, advocating Black economic nationalism and more controversially, repatriation to Africa. 

On this segment we talk about the Jamaica-born Pan-African icon who inspired people of Black African descent globally, at a time when Africa was being colonized, slavery in the Atlantic World had not long been abolished for as many as 100 years, and racialized class oppression was the reality of African peoples throughout the Americas. This episode marked Garvey's birth 137 years ago in August 1887. We asked our panel, what is it that Marcus Garvey worked towards during his life, and what is his legacy?

The host is Kieron Murdoch. The guests are:

1. Dorbrene O’Marde, a director and producer of theatre and music. He is a playwright, a   columnist; and a calypso writer, judge and analyst. Among his principal   interests are Caribbean History, and Black political thought. He is a   Pan-Africanist, and is currently the chairman of Antigua and Barbuda's   Reparations Support Commission.
2. Professor Clinton Hutton, Director of the Institute of Technological and Educational   Research at The Mico University College, and Retired Professor of Caribbean Political Philosophy, Culture and Aesthetics at the University of the West Indies (UWI). He is an award-winning author and researcher and a noted painter and   photographer.

This programme first aired on NewsCo Observer Radio 91.1 FM on August 22nd, 2021. Get the latest news from Antigua and Barbuda at the Antigua Observer online.