In this episode of pplpod, we dive deep into the extraordinary and controversial life of Marcus Garvey, the pioneering Jamaican activist who built the largest Black mass movement in modern history.

From his early years in Saint Ann's Bay to his rise as a central figure in Harlem, Garvey's vision of Pan-Africanism and Black nationalism changed the world. We explore the triumphs and spectacular failures of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and the legendary Black Star Line, a Black-owned shipping company designed to forge a powerful economic link between North America and Africa.

But Garvey’s relentless ambition came with deep contradictions. We unpack why the self-declared "Provisional President of Africa" never actually set foot on the contin ...