Queen Nanny or Nanny born c. 1685 and passed c. 1755. Queen Nanny, a Jamaican national hero, was a well-known leader of the Jamaican Maroons in the 18th century. Nanny was kidnapped from Ghana ...

Jamaican national hero Marcus Mosiah Garvey ... Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and the Jamaica Progressive League organization will commemorate the 128th anniversary of Garvey’s birth ...

As you may know, Garvey was a pivotal figure in the fight for the rights and dignity of people of African descent worldwide.