Light the White House Red, Black and Green on August 13

WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:

Light the White House Red, Black and Green on August 13 to honor Black people "held to serve or labor" who built it.

I recently read how the contributions of Black people "held to serve or labor" involved in building the White House have yet to be acknowledged in a real meaningful way. Although President Obama mentioned this in his remarks during the 50th anniversary of the March from Selma to Montgomery and First Lady Obama mentioned it as well, we think something more significant is needed.

August 13, 2015, marks 95 years since the designation of the colors Red, Black and Green as symbolizing Black people. This was done as part of the Declaration of Rights of the Negro People of the World on August 13, 1920.

For years, the Empire State Building has been lit Red, Black and Green to honor Dr. King, on his birthday. Light the White House Red, Black and Green on August 13, 2015, to honor the unpaid labor.

Marcus Garvey: Human Rights Champion--Today!

“Marcus Garvey was the first man, on a mass scale, to give millions of Negroes a sense of dignity and destiny ... . He gave us a sense of personhood, a sense of manhood, a sense of somebodiness." 

~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

As part of Miami Dade College’s (MDC) month-long celebration of Black History Month, Professor Geoffrey Philp will be delivering a series of lectures, “Marcus Garvey: Human Rights Champion” at the North Campus. The lectures are free and open to the public.

“On August 13, 1920, Marcus Garvey and the UNIA published the “Declaration of the Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World,” said Professor Philp. “The declaration highlighted basic human rights, which were finally included in the United Nation’s “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” on December 10, 1948. Garvey and the UNIA were ahead of the world body by twenty-eight years!” 

The kickoff for the lecture series will be on Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the North Campus. Join us for these lectures on Marcus Garvey’s visionary movement which championed the human rights of peoples of African descent in North America and the African diaspora worldwide.

MDC recognizes Black History Month each year with an array of community and educational activities at each of its seven campuses. College administrators believe students, as well as the community at large, should be mindful of the contributions made by Black Americans throughout this country’s history, both past and present

Marcus Garvey: Human Rights Champion

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Time: 11:15 to 12:30 p.m.

Room: 2151

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Museum Forum: Civil Rights in Miami

Museum Forum: Civil Rights in Miami

Saturday, March 1, 2014 from 2-3pm

South Dade Regional Library, 10750 SW 211 St., Cutler Bay

HistoryMiami in partnership with the Miami-Dade Public Library System presents Museum Forum: Civil Rights in Miami. Hear witness accounts and take part in a fascinating discussion with pioneers from this important period. 

Panelists will include H.T. Smith, Civil Rights Attorney, professor and founding Director of the Trial Advocacy Program at FIU College of Law, Enid Pinkney, founder of the African American Committee of Dade Heritage Trust and Historic Hampton House Community Trust, Garth Reeves, Civil Rights activist and publisher emeritus of The Miami Times, and Thelma Gibson, Civil Rights advocate and founder of the Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Dade County. Moderated by Bea Hines, Miami Herald columnist.

The Museum Forum Series is presented with the support of Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners.

Petition to exonerate Marcus Garvey moves to the White House

After delivering over 11,000 signatures to Representative Frederica S. Wilson’s office, the Coalition for the Exoneration of Marcus Garvey is now petitioning President Barack Obama (https://www.causes.com/campaigns/71936-urge-president-obama-to-exonerate-marcus-garvey).  As part of their renewed strategy, Professor Geoffrey Philp will be delivering a series of lectures during Black History Month, “Marcus Garvey: Human Rights Champion.”

“President Obama is an inheritor of the rich human rights legacy that was initiated by Marcus Garvey and the UNIA on August 13, 1920, with the ‘Declaration of the Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World,’” said Professor Philp. “The declaration highlighted basic human rights, which were finally included in the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights until December 10, 1948. Garvey and the UNIA were ahead of the world body by twenty-eight years!”

The kickoff for the lecture series will be on Tuesday, February 18, 2014, at the Carrie P. Meek Entrepreneurial Center, Miami, Florida, at 12:40 p.m. in Room 1114. The lecture will culminate in a call to action for the exoneration of the Right Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey:

https://www.causes.com/campaigns/71936-urge-president-obama-to-exonerate-marcus-garvey

Join us for a lecture on the Marcus Garvey’s visionary movement which championed the human rights of peoples of African descent in North America and the African diaspora worldwide.

About the Coalition for the Exoneration of Marcus Garvey

The Coalition for the Exoneration of Marcus Garvey is a group of activists with members from the Caribbean, North America, and the United Kingdom. Their goal is the public restoration and rehabilitation of the good name and character of the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey.

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