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"When they literally bombed and destroyed all successful black towns and businesses throughout the 20th century and killed all our respected leaders, then ask black people why the don't have anything since slavery"

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Sending well-wishes on financial security, job & housing stability as well as affluence for Black People in 2024. Genuinely pray we get what we’re sought out for as individuals in these regards. Work hard to work wise — as opposed to working strenuously and nonstop to pay bills. We deserve better; we’re owed so much more. I can finally say I know what I’m working for now that I have a vision & fundamental plan to achieve what I want in life. And while it’s not much I desire, it’s something I’ll have to be diligent & patient in my efforts to receive anyhow. I’m ok w that. I’m willing to work for that. I want clarity and purpose for all of us. Don’t work for nothing. Don’t work just to work. I hope we find spaces for ourselves, w room to cultivate skills and value we can take anywhere. Here’s to fresh starts; here’s to moving w purpose; here’s to securing our futures & negating our pasts.

Fuck 2023; it was what it was — & I know it was rough. For a lot of us. Do not, waste your time.

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The Black Star Line: The Blueprint for Black Economic Liberation – A Garveyite Perspective

"A race without authority and power is a race without respect." – Marcus Garvey

The Black Star Line was not just a shipping company—it was a revolutionary statement. It symbolized Black self-determination, global economic independence, and the rejection of white economic control. From a Garveyite perspective, the Black Star Line was the economic blueprint for Black liberation, a direct challenge to white supremacy, and a Pan-African vision made tangible.

Yet, despite its powerful vision, the Black Star Line was deliberately sabotaged, revealing just how dangerous true Black economic independence is to the global white power structure.

This is the real story of the Black Star Line—what it meant, why it was targeted, and why its lessons remain essential today.

1. Why Garvey Created the Black Star Line

In the early 1900s, Black people worldwide were economically trapped. Whether in the United States, the Caribbean, or Africa, they were at the mercy of white-owned businesses, white-controlled trade, and white financial institutions.

Marcus Garvey understood that political power meant nothing without economic power. He believed that:

Black people must own and control their own industries.

Global Black trade must be independent of white middlemen.

Economic unity between Africa and the diaspora was key to liberation.

A Black-controlled shipping industry was the foundation of Pan-African commerce.

White shipping companies exploited Black labor and overcharged Black businesses for transport. This meant that Black farmers, merchants, and producers were always under the control of white interests.

Garvey’s solution? The Black Star Line—a Black-owned global shipping network to connect the African diaspora economically.

2. The Symbolism of the Black Star Line

The name “Black Star Line” was a direct response to the white-owned White Star Line, the shipping company that built the Titanic.

The White Star Line symbolized European wealth, power, and global dominance.

The Black Star Line symbolized Black resistance, economic sovereignty, and Pan-African unity.

It was the first step in Garvey’s larger vision: a self-sufficient Black empire.

Garvey wasn’t just talking about freedom—he was building it.

3. The Vision: A Global Black Trade Network

The Black Star Line was meant to be more than a shipping company. It was:

A direct trade route between Africa, the Caribbean, and Black America—cutting out white intermediaries.

A foundation for Black-controlled commerce—allowing Black businesses to grow without white interference.

A transport system for repatriation to Africa—preparing for Garvey’s long-term goal of returning to the motherland.

An investment opportunity for Black people—encouraging economic unity and wealth-building.

Garvey wanted Black people to become shareholders and owners, not just workers. This was about Black financial literacy, investment, and economic nationalism.

For the first time, Black people were not just consumers but co-owners of an international enterprise.

4. How White Power Sabotaged the Black Star Line

The success of the Black Star Line terrified white elites. It was proof that Black people could organize globally, pool their resources, and operate outside of white economic control.

To stop it, they used four main tactics

1) U.S. Government & FBI Infiltration

The FBI, under J. Edgar Hoover, saw Garvey as a major threat. He was the first Black leader they targeted in their war against Black radicalism.

They sent spies into the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) to:

Spread misinformation.

Encourage sabotage.

Disrupt leadership and cause internal conflicts.

Hoover wrote in internal memos that Garvey’s movement was too powerful and had to be “neutralized.”

2) Economic Sabotage & Fraud Allegations

White financiers and corrupt insiders sold Garvey faulty ships and overcharged him for repairs.

The first ship, the SS Yarmouth, had severe mechanical problems.

Another ship was sabotaged while docked, causing financial loss.

White shipyard owners refused to do business with the Black Star Line.

When the company faced financial struggles due to these deliberate acts, the U.S. government charged Garvey with mail fraud—a bogus charge designed to destroy his movement.

3) Propaganda & Media Attacks

White newspapers and Black integrationist leaders (like W.E.B. Du Bois) attacked Garvey, calling him:

A fraud

A con man

A “Black Napoleon” leading people to ruin

The goal was to turn Black people against Garvey so they would lose confidence in their own ability to be self-sufficient.

4) Imprisonment & Deportation

In 1923, Garvey was convicted of mail fraud and sentenced to 5 years in prison.

The U.S. government deported him to Jamaica in 1927, cutting him off from his movement and collapsing the Black Star Line.

5. Lessons from the Black Star Line for Today

The fall of the Black Star Line was not a failure of Garvey’s vision—it was a lesson in how white power operates to destroy Black economic independence.

But Garvey’s blueprint remains relevant today.

1) We Must Build Our Own Institutions

Garvey showed us that Black people must own businesses, banks, and trade networks. Relying on white systems keeps us powerless.

2) Economic Self-Sufficiency = Real Power

Political rights mean nothing without economic control. If you don’t control your food, housing, education, and trade, you are still a slave to the system.

3) The System Will Try to Destroy Black Success

Every time Black people create economic independence, it is sabotaged:

Black Wall Street (Tulsa) was burned down.

COINTELPRO destroyed Black banks and businesses.

Black leaders like Malcolm X? Fred Hampton and many others being assassinated.

This is why we must be strategic, united, and prepared for attacks.

4) Pan-Africanism is the Future

Garvey’s greatest message was that Black people worldwide must unite economically.

The African Union, Caribbean trade agreements, and Black-owned global businesses all reflect Garvey’s original vision.

The Black Star Line was not just a business—it was the beginning of a global Black economic empire.

We must continue where Garvey left off.

Final Thought

Marcus Garvey’s Black Star Line was one of the boldest economic moves in Black history. It proved that we do not need white approval, white funding, or white leadership.

Garvey was right then, and he is right now:

“Be Black, buy Black, think Black, and all else will take care of itself.”

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Blaine Smith’s family reclaimed the land their enslaved ancestors worked in Sparta, GA, keeping it in their family for generations—now they say eminent domain allowed it to be seized for a spur project. How many more Black families will lose their legacies in the name of "progress"?

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