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Hopefully everyone who I sent the invite to on facebook at least took a second to come and check me out. If you enjoy this blog, or if you want to start your own, remember you must first start a gmail account then the world of blogger is yours to explore. But enough plugs, this week has started off fairly well. I hope that everyone else's has too. The Grammy's were on Sunday, and might I add they were not that good. But, besides Rihanna gettin' Tina Turnered(write that down). I am sure there is a little bit of non embarassing black moments I could get into. Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. born in 1887 was a publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, Black nationalist, Pan-Africanist, and orator. Now, for those of you who are unfamiliar with the term Pan-Africanist <---that is a link. But besides the obvious sarcasm, I digress, Marcus Garvey was the founder of many pro African American organizations. Including but not limited to, Universal Negro Improvement Association, and the African Communities League. Born in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica Garvey would eventually lead many people of African ancestry in a movement to "redeem" their rightful home in Africa including members of the Nation of Islam and Rastafari movement. Those Rastafarians would eventually proclaim Garvey as a prophet. Garvey was a leading proponent against the European colonial powers in Africa in the early 20th century, and would eventually become a major force in the settlement of the African nation of Liberia. Initially they set out to build colleges, universities, industrial plants, and railroads, however the project was all but abandoned after opposition from the European colonial powers. "In response to suggestions that he wanted to take all Americans of African ancestry back to Africa, he wrote, "We do not want all the Negroes in Africa. Some are no good here, and naturally will be no good there."(Wikipedia.org). Marcus Garvey today and forever a cornerstone of GREAT American History from a Black contributor.