Miami-Dade County Issues A Universal Marcus Garvey Day Proclamation for Garvey’s 125th Birthday
MIAMI-DADE – Spearheaded by Ras Don Rico Ricketts of the Marcus Garvey Celebrations Committee, of IMI, Inc, August 17, 2012, has been proclaimed “Universal Marcus Garvey Day” by the Miami-Dade County Commission.
The proclamation, which was guided through the process by Commissioner Barbara Jordan and her able staff, Mr. Ryan Hawkins and Mairenny Alexis, was presented to Ras Don Rico Ricketts on August 2, 2012 in the District Office of Commissioner Barbara Jordan.
The Garveyite, Jamaican, and Caribbean communities thank Commissioner Barbara Jordan, the Mayor and County Commissioners for their support of “Universal Marcus Garvey Day.
“We must canonize our own saints, create our own martyrs, and elevate to positions of fame and honor black women and men who have made their distinct contributions to our history.” – Marcus Garvey
2012 events Commemorating Marcus Garvey’s 125th Birthday Anniversaray include:
– South Florida’s Annual Marcus Garvey Birthday Celebrations & “LIONSPLASH” at FMU – August 17-18
– The Launch of the “AfricanAugust17Movement,” at FMU, August 17 – (Celebrating the August 17 Birthday of Ethiopian Emperor Menelik II, Marcus Garvey, and Crown Prince Zera Yacob, grandson of Haile Selassie I)
– A Mini Film Festival, at Florida Memorial University (FMU), Miami Gardens. August 17
– The Annual Marcus Garvey Birthday Lecture & Community Forum, at FMU, August 17-18
– The Launch of the Marcus Garvey Rasta Folk Festival – August 31.
(L to R.) Mr. Pharaoh Shabaka, Mr. Donald Jones, Mr. Vernon Martin, Commissioner Barbara Jordan, Ras Don Rico Ricketts, Mr. Geoffrey Philp, Mr. Benjamin Essien, and Emekan Afamefuna
Marcus Garvey Celebrations Committee Members
– Mr. Pharaoh Shabaka, CEO, NileValleyTV.com, and AfricanHollywood, (www.africanhollywood.com)
– Professor Donald Jones, Professor of Law, University of Miami. MGCC-SFL Advisor, Marcus Garvey Trial Project
– Mr. Vernon Martin, Director, Student Activities, Florida Memorial University, Co-Host of “LionSplash” at the Annual Marcus Garvey Birthday Celebrations (AMGBC)
– Commissioner Barbara J. Jordan, District 1, Miami-Dade County Commission
– Ras Don Rico Ricketts, Founder/Chairman, The Marcus Garvey Celebrations Committee -South Florida (MGCC-SFL) Founder/Host, South Florida’s Annual Marcus Garvey Birthday Celebrations (AMGBC)
– Mr. Geoffrey Philp, The Marcus Garvey Celebrations Committee – Marcus Garvey Exoneration Petition Project
– Mr. Benjamin Essien, UPPAC Member, Nigerian-American Community Supporter & Sponsor of the AMGBC
– Emekan Afamefuna, Director/Photographer, PictureTek
