The UNIA Stands Alone: No Other Organization Is Doing This: HEC Conference

The UNIA Stands Alone: No Other Organization Is Doing This: HEC Conference

The Universal Negro Improvement Association continues to prove why it remains second to none when it comes to organization, structure, and real commitment to the advancement of our people.

From April 16–19 in Philadelphia, the High Executive Council (HEC) Conference will bring together the top-ranked leadership of the UNIA to do what most organizations only talk about—plan, build, and execute at the highest level.

This is not just another meeting.

The HEC Conference is where the direction of the organization is set. It is where leadership comes together to review proposals, address concerns, and prepare the agenda for the upcoming 68th International Convention in Baltimore (August 19–23, 2026).

This is structure. This is discipline. This is organization in action.

Throughout the conference, there will be:

  • HEC Officer Reports
  • U.S. Division Reports
  • International Division Reports
  • Proposals and Items of Concern

Specialized bodies of the organization will also convene, including:

  • The Universal African Legion
  • The Black Cross Nurses

In addition, there will be a dedicated UNIA Economic Development Meeting, focusing on real strategies for building and sustaining Black economic power.

The UNIA does not just talk about leadership—it develops it.

As part of the conference, members who have completed Orientation and Leadership Training courses will be recognized with awards, reinforcing the organization’s commitment to discipline, education, and preparation.

Because leadership is not claimed—it is trained.

Each evening, the UNIA will host community events, giving the public an opportunity to hear directly from the leadership and understand the work being done.

And on Saturday night, a powerful Mass Meeting will bring together members and the community in a display of unity, purpose, and direction.

While many organizations struggle with unity, direction, and execution, the UNIA continues to demonstrate what real organization looks like.

This is not about talk.
This is about structure.
This is about building for our people.

As the UNIA prepares for its 68th International Convention in Baltimore, one thing is clear:

No other organization is doing this at this level.

The High Executive Council Conference is more than an internal gathering—it is a statement.

A statement that the work continues.
A statement that leadership is active.
A statement that the UNIA remains committed to the advancement of our people worldwide.

— Everett Winchester
UNIA Baltimore Division 106

Why the UNIA 2026 Convention Is Critical for Baltimore

Why the UNIA 2026 Convention Is Critical for Baltimore

This Isn’t Just an Event—It’s a Turning Point

Baltimore is at a crossroads.

We are a city rich in history, culture, and Black leadership—yet we are also facing serious challenges. From struggling schools to economic inequality, from violence to disconnection in our communities, the reality is clear:

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We don’t need more talk. We need organized action.

That’s why the UNIA 2026 International Convention in Baltimore is not just important—it’s necessary.

Baltimore Needs Structure, Not Just Passion

Baltimore has passion. We have voices. We have talent.

But what we often lack is structure, coordination, and unified direction.

The Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) brings exactly that.

Founded by Marcus Garvey, the UNIA has always stood on one mission:

To organize Black people globally for self-reliance, economic power, and nationhood.

This convention brings that mission directly into Baltimore—with real strategy, real leadership, and real solutions.

A Rare Moment: Hearing From the Living Leadership of the Movement

One of the most powerful aspects of this convention is this:

Baltimore will have the opportunity to hear directly from the current President General of the UNIA— Michael Duncan.

As the 11th President General and direct successor in the lineage of Marcus Garvey, this is not just another speaker.

This is living leadership tied directly to one of the greatest movements our people have ever built.

And that matters.

Because too many times, our communities only hear:

  1. Politicians with no real solutions
  2. Influencers with no structure
  3. Voices that divide instead of unify

But this is different.

This is a chance for Baltimore to:

  1. Hear clear direction rooted in Garvey’s vision
  2. Understand what organized Black power actually looks like
  3. Witness leadership that is about nation-building, not clout

Moments like this don’t come often.

And when they do, cities either rise to meet them—or miss them.

A Global Movement Landing in Our City

The UNIA convention is not local—it’s international.

People from across the country and around the world will gather in Baltimore. That means:

  1. Global connections
  2. Economic opportunities
  3. Cultural exchange
  4. Strategic planning for the future of Black people

Baltimore becomes the center of Black thought, leadership, and action during this time.

Economic Impact for Black Baltimore

This convention isn’t just about speeches—it’s about circulating Black dollars.

When people come into Baltimore:

  1. They support local businesses
  2. They invest in community spaces
  3. They build relationships that last beyond the event

This is how we create real economic power—not temporary moments.

Reclaiming Baltimore’s Historical Role

Baltimore has always been a key city in the Garvey movement.

This convention reconnects us to that legacy—and pushes it forward.

It tells the world:

Baltimore is not broken. Baltimore is organizing.

Leadership, Training, and Real Strategy

This convention provides what most events don’t:

Training. Discipline. Direction.

Attendees will gain:

  1. Leadership development
  2. Organizational structure
  3. Media strategy
  4. Economic frameworks

This is how movements grow—not just through emotion, but execution.

The Youth Must See This

Baltimore’s youth are watching.

And what they see shapes what they become.

At this convention, they will see:

  1. Order
  2. Pride
  3. Structure
  4. Leadership

They will see Black people organized and serious about building something real.

That exposure can shift an entire generation.

Final Word: This Is Our Moment

Baltimore doesn’t need another conversation.

We need transformation.

The UNIA 2026 Convention—and the presence of its highest leadership—represents that opportunity.

To hear. To learn. To organize. To build.

Call to Action

Be in the room.

Hear the message.

Witness the leadership.

Baltimore—this is bigger than an event. This is a moment.

🔴⚫🟢 Baltimore UNIA

UNIA ain’t history… it’s POWER. And we just getting started.

—Everett Winchester | UNIA 106

WELLNESS FROM THE UNIA BLACK CROSS NURSES PERSPECTIVE

WELLNESS FROM THE UNIA BLACK CROSS NURSES PERSPECTIVE

by Kaishten Blake, UNIA Phila Division 121 Lady President

Peace, Love and Light to all the Gods and Goddesses of the African Diaspora who read this passage! I am Kaishten Blake, UNIA-ACL Philadelphia Division 121 Lady President and Executive Secretary. As your Lady President, I have been humbly charged with the mission of Organizing & Facilitating the Overall Wellness of the African communities in Philadelphia, including the complete Health, Wellness and Education of our families. Since 2009, I have provided profound changes in Early Childhood Education through land-based, African centered, STEM focused and Literacy dense schooling through my traveling homeschool hub Creation Station Learning Academy. Since 2014, I have been heavily focused on the divine calling of providing Holistic Wellness Services & Products for the mind, body and soul through VitaminKai. 

This quarter, I elect to reach and teach our families from the Desk of the VitaminKai Village, as one of the UNIA-ACL Universal African Black Cross Nurses’ very own Holistic Wellness Practitioners & Consultants.

One of the most important energy light sources and of course heavily used ingredients in the products at VitaminKai (by default), is Chlorophyll. Chlorophyll has been called the “green blood of plants” because of its similar structure to hemoglobin. Chlorophyll is used by plants to convert sunlight into energy and contains many healthy nutrients, including antioxidants that can scavenge free- radicals within your bloodstream. According to the book “Chlorella”, some studies have found that chlorophyll-rich foods, such as chlorella, spirulina and alfalfa, can decrease radiation toxicity. Chlorella, in particular, has the ability to neutralize radiation and mercury related conditions in the body and to remove poisonous substances, including cadmium, dioxins and PCBs. Chlorella can also detoxify uranium, lead and copper. Other foods rich in chlorophyll include leafy greens, celery, parsley, bean sprouts and wheatgrass. All green herbs, produce and edible plants contain Chlorophyll in some capacity.

Within the VitaminKai Village community, many clients have discussed the habits of processed or fast foods, the lack of produce on their food palette, the challenges of healthy eating for children, and many other Wellness concerns regarding the topic of adding more green to our guts and how to transition to healthier choices, easily. And we have the answers!!

Chlorophyll is added to our VitaminKai Ginger Green Tea to supply an additional nutrient boost, while cleansing, reviving and repairing the cells. Because most of the meals on our menu are plant based, chlorophyll rich foods are plenty. For even more chlorophyll intake, try adding a teaspoon of chlorophyll to 20oz of Water. I like to add a drop of peppermint essential oil for flavor and a menthol effect to clear the respiratory tract, when needed. Since the diet of the African should be primarily plant based…you almost can’t get enough! So indulge, intentionally. Speak healing words into the foods and beverages we consume for the purpose of creating a wholesome space for our physical vessel, our body and temple!

From the Office of the Lady President and Superintendent of Black Cross Nurse, Philadelphia Division..I hope this information was helpful to your healing journey and I look forward to continuous connections in the future!

Race First!

Kaishten Blake, UNIA Phila Division 121 Lady President

Ayiti Orientation

Ayiti Orientation

Haiti is the only case in recorded history where a formerly enslaved people rose up against their oppressors and
militarily defeated them to then form an independent nation in 1804.


While Haiti is the second independent country in the Americas after the United States which became independent in
1776, it is the first free country in the Americas as the US was a slave owning nation. Haiti is the first independent
country in Latin America. Haiti is NOT the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Haiti has been the victim of an international conspiracy of the white slave owning nations of the world to malign and impoverish it ever since it fought a successful war which abolished slavery in 1804 and declared Haiti a haven for all enslaved peoples. Since these countries still “rule” the world today, their propaganda against Haiti marches on.


The father of our independence is Jean Jacques Dessalines, not Toussaint L’Ouverture as is commonly taught in most mainstream histories of Haiti. Our military victory against the armies of Spain, England, and France is a source of pride for all Haitians and lovers of justice everywhere. The successful freedom struggle in Haiti has been an inspiration for enslaved Africans all over the Americas as well as all over the
world.
Haiti helped many countries around the world win their independence These included the countries liberated by
Simon Bolivar (Columbia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama, parts of present day Peru, Guyana, and Brazil); and
Cuba.

Haiti was the first country to name a major thoroughfare of our capital, Port-au-Prince, in honor of the fallen
caucasian revolutionary John Brown who had taken up arms against slavery in the United States in the
1850’s.


The Citadelle Laferriere, built in 1820 (1805-1820) by Haitians less than 20 years after they broke the
chains of slavery, remains up to today the largest military fort in the Americas.

Despite continued assault by hostile powers claiming to be our friends and greedy multinationals, local organic agriculture remains the backbone of the Haitian economy and the source of what remains of our freedom and independence.

Haiti’s case Against Bill & Hillary Clinton & Their Degenerate Crack Head Martelly

While Bill & Hillary Clinton have been sold to the world as friends of Haiti because they accidentally spent their honeymoon there, the record, as you will see, is completely different.

In 2008 the UN named Bill Clinton UN Special Envoy to Haiti with the job of “mobilizing international support for Haiti’s economic recovery and reconstruction”.  In fact his actual job was to camouflage the bloody, cholera plagued US-UN occupation in Haiti (since 2004) and to divert attention away from UN killings and rapes in Haiti.

At this time, his wife Hillary was the Secretary of State of the US and together they collaborated to achieve a common goal of the US, the UN, and the other so called friends of Haiti. They wanted to implement what is known as the Collier Development Plan which is merely another anti-humanity ploy to wrest whatever little sovereignty remains to Haitians by taking productive land away from the peasants to build low “slave” wage factory jobs and tourist resorts. to build low “slave” wage factory jobs and tourist resorts.

Bill Clinton in front of one of 
his 6 billion dollar "Haiti" houses
Bill Clinton in front of one of his 6 billion dollar “Haiti” houses

When the tragedy of the earthquake hit in January 2010, they used this as a perfect occasion to further their macabre plan.  Since the “rulers of the world” push the lie that non-white leaders are irresponsible and corrupt, our “friends” determined that the Haiti earthquake relief money would be too much for Haitians to manage.  Once again our dear benefactor and savior Bill Clinton was named the head of this relief fund.  Of the $13 Billion that was pledged, we are told that about $6 Billion was actually received.  Less than 1% of this amount made it to the Haitian Government. Bill Clinton had total control of the balance.

To cover up Bill’s recovery fund corruption and Hillary’s USAID corruption, they dredged up the degenerate, self-avowed crack head Michel “Sweet Mickey” Martelly that they forced down our throats as President of Haiti. Hillary actually traveled to Haiti during the election threatening to cut off US aid and to cancel US visas of Haitian officials and their families if Martelly had been eliminated in the first round of the elections.  It would only be such a character who would help them with their cover up while lining his own pockets and that of his cronies.

the degenerate Martelly doing the only thing he really knows how to do
The degenerate Martelly doing the only
thing he really knows how to do

Martelly’s illegitimate administration (2011 to 2016; he got ~ 700,000 votes in a country of 11 million) was plagued with political assassinations, arrests of opponents and detentions without trial; gassing of peaceful demonstrations; widespread and unprecedented corruption. Since July 2018, the Haitian people all over the country are up in arms to remove Martelly’s handpicked successor – Jovenel Moise – who with his cronies continue to plunder and rob Haiti all the while doing the bidding of Haiti’s enemies and their international bosses so as to destroy the country.

Top 10 Things About Hon. Marcus Mosiah Garvey

Top 10 Things About Hon. Marcus Mosiah Garvey

  1. ORGANIZER: Marcus Garvey was the World’s Greatest Organizer as he was able to organize more than 12 million Africans worldwide.
  2. HISTORY: Mr. Garvey used history to inspire and educate, and not to dwell in it.
  3. A BETTER DAY: Mr. Garvey sold the Black Man to himself so that he believed that a better day is coming.
  4. NEGRO WORLD: The Negro World newspaper was the world’s most successful international weekly publication with a subscription of over 500,000. It was so successful that the British empire banned the Negro World newspaper. It was single handedly responsible for the education of African people worldwide as it had Black history, Arts, Culture and Women’s pages.
  5. FLAG: Motivated to denounce the song, “Every Race has a Flag but the Coon”, Garvey built an economic empire and established a Declaration of Rights resulting in the creation of a Government so as to secure the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all Africans worldwide. Subsequently, the Government of the UNIA ACL was founded. The colors of the Black race are Red, Black, and Green.
  6. UNIVERSAL ANTHEM: After establishing the economic empire, the Government of the UNIA, the Red, Black & Green, the Anthem of the Government of the UNIA was also established.
  7. AFRICAN LEGION: Amongst the auxiliary components of the UNIA were the Universal African Legion, a paramilitary group; the African Black Cross Nurses; African Black Cross Society; the Universal African Motor Corps; the Black Eagle Flying Corps, and the Juvenile Division, which was the youth corps.
  8. RACE PRIDE: Garvey went about the task of converting the disabilities of race into a positive tool of liberation with a thorough aggressiveness. Mr. Garvey built a mass organization (government) that went beyond mere civil-rights agitation protest and based itself upon a definitive, well-thought-out program that would lead to the total emancipation of the race from foreign dominion. As per Mr. Garvey, “The world has made being black a crime, and instead of making it a crime I hope to make it a virtue.” Nor was Garvey’s idea of racial pride a matter of envy towards other races. Rather, he advocated self-discipline as the basis of pride, and was severely critical of complainers.
  9. ADVOCACY OF HARD WORK: Beneath the splendor usually associated with
    his name, beneath the genius for organizing, beneath the oratorical eloquence for which he was legendary, Mr. Garvey is a notorious advocate of hard work, an advocate of the singleness of purpose and an advocate of self discipline. The leader must strive to master his shortcomings”, he says. “The race must strive for excellence. The greatest men and women in the world burn the midnight lamp.” Garvey states eloquently, “As other people were willing to sacrifice their time and even their lives to christianize our race so we must exercise patience and time to civilize our people.”
  1. ECONOMICS SELF RELIANCE: Buildings Owned in NYC
    Grocery Store No 1: 47 West 135th Street;
    Grocery Store No 2: 646 Lenox Avenue (@ 142nd Street);
    Grocery Store No 3: 552 Lenox Avenue (@ 138th Street);
    Universal Restaurant No 1: 114 West 138th Street;
    Universal Restaurant No 2: 75 West 135th Street;
    Universal Printing House: 2305 7th Avenue @ 135th Street;
    Universal Mart Industry: 62 West 142nd Street;
    Black Dolls Factory: 36-38 West 135th Street;
    Booker T. Washington University & Phyllis Wheatley Hotel:
    3-13 West 136th Street;
    UNIA Head Office: 56 west 135th Street;
    BSLA Head Office: 54 west 135th Street.
Declaration of the Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World

Declaration of the Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World

Preamble

Be It Resolved That the Negro people of the world, through their chosen
representatives in convention assembled in Liberty Hall, in the City of New York and
United States of America, from August 1 to August 31, in the year of Our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and twenty, protest against the wrongs and injustices they are
suffering at the hands of their white brethren, and state what they deem their fair and just
rights, as well as the treatment they propose to demand of all men in the future.

We complain:

  1. That nowhere in the world, with few exceptions, are Black men accorded equal treatment
    with white men, although in the same situation and circumstances, but, on the contrary, are
    discriminated against and denied the common rights due to human beings for no other reason
    than their race and color. We are not willingly accepted as guests in the public hotels and inns
    of the world for no other reason than our race and color.
  2. In certain parts of the United States of America our race is denied the right of public
    trial accorded to other races when accused of crime, but are lynched and burned by mobs,
    and such brutal and inhuman treatment is even practiced upon our women.
  3. That European nations have parceled out among them and taken possession of nearly
    all of the continent of Africa, and the natives are compelled to surrender their lands to
    aliens and are treated in most instances like slaves.
  4. In the southern portion of the United States of America, although citizens under the
    Federal Constitution, and in some States almost equal to the whites in population and are
    qualified land owners and taxpayers, we are, nevertheless, denied all voice in the making
    and administration of the laws and are taxed without representation by the State
    governments, and at the same time compelled to do military service in defense of the country.
  5. On the public conveyances and common carriers in the southern portion of the United
    States we are Jim-crowed and compelled to accept separate and inferior accommodations
    and made to pay the same fare charged for first-class accommodations, and our families
    are often humiliated and insulted by drunken white men who habitually pass through the
    Jim-crow cars going to the smoking car.
  6. The physicians of our race are denied the right to attend their patients while in the
    public hospitals of the cities and States where they reside in certain parts of the United States.
    Our children are forced to attend inferior separate schools for shorter terms than white children
    and the public school funds are unequally divided between the white and colored schools.
  7. We are discriminated against and denied an equal chance to earn wages for the support of our families, and in many instances are refused admission into labor unions and nearly everywhere are paid smaller wages than white men.
  1. In the Civil Service and departmental offices we are everywhere discriminated against
    and made to feel that to be a black man in Europe, America and the West Indies is
    equivalent to being an outcast and a leper among the races of men, no matter what the
    character attainments of the black men may be.
  2. In the British and other West Indian islands and colonies Negroes are secretly and
    cunningly discriminated against and denied those fuller rights of government to which
    white citizens are appointed, nominated and elected.
  3. That our people in those parts are forced to work for lower wages than the average
    standard of white men and are kept in conditions repugnant to good civilized tastes and customs.
  4. That the many acts of injustices against members of our race before the courts of law
    in the respective islands and colonies are of such nature as to create disgust and
    disrespect for the white man’s sense of justice.
  5. Against all such inhuman, unchristian and uncivilized treatment we here and now
    emphatically protest, and invoke the condemnation of all mankind.

    In order to encourage our race all over the world and to stimulate it to overcome
    the handicaps and difficulties surrounding it, and to push forward to a higher and
    grander destiny, we demand and insist on the following Declaration of Rights:


    1. Be it known to all men that whereas all men are created equal and entitled to the rights
    of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and because of this we, the duly elected
    representatives of the Negro peoples of the world, invoking the aid of the just and
    Almighty God, do declare all men, women and children of our blood throughout the world
    free denizens, and do claim them as free citizens of Africa, the Motherland of all Negroes

    2. That we believe in the supreme authority of our race in all things racial; that all things
    are created and given to man as a common possession; that there should be an equitable
    distribution and apportionment of all such things, and in consideration of the fact that as a
    race we are now deprived of those things that are morally and legally ours, we believed it
    right that all such things should be acquired and held by whatsoever means possible.

    3. That we believe the Negro, like any other race, should be governed by the ethics of
    civilization, and therefore should not be deprived of any of those rights or privileges
    common to other human beings.

    4. We declare that Negroes, wheresoever they form a community among themselves should
    be given the right to elect their own representatives to represent them in Legislatures,
    courts of law, or such institutions as may exercise control over that particular community.

    5. We assert that the Negro is entitled to even-handed justice before all courts of law and equity in whatever country he may be found, and when this is denied him on account of his race or color such denial is an insult to the race as a whole and should be resented by the entire body of Negroes.
  1. We declare it unfair and prejudicial to the rights of Negroes in communities where they
    exist in considerable numbers to be tried by a judge and jury composed entirely of an
    alien race, but in all such cases members of our race are entitled to representation on the jury.
  2. We believe that any law or practice that tends to deprive any African of his land or the
    privileges of free citizenship within his country is unjust and immoral, and no native
    should respect any such law or practice.
  3. We declare taxation without representation unjust and tyrannous, and there should be
    no obligation on the part of the Negro to obey the levy of a tax by any law-making body
    from which he is excluded and denied representation on account of his race and color.
  4. We believe that any law especially directed against the Negro to his detriment and
    singling him out because of his race or color is unfair and immoral, and should not be respected.
  5. We believe all men entitled to common human respect and that our race should in no
    way tolerate any insults that may be interpreted to mean disrespect to our race or color.
  6. We deprecate the use of the term “nigger” as applied to Negroes, and demand that the
    word “Negro” be written with a capital “N.”
  7. We believe that the Negro should adopt every means to protect himself against
    barbarous practices inflicted upon him because of color.
  8. We believe in the freedom of Africa for the Negro people of the world, and by the
    principle of Europe for the Europeans and Asia for the Asiatics, we also demand Africa for the
    Africans at home and abroad.
  9. We believe in the inherent right of the Negro to possess himself of Africa and that his
    possession of same shall not be regarded as an infringement of any claim or purchase made by
    any race or nation.
  10. We strongly condemn the cupidity of those nations of the world who, by open aggression or
    secret schemes, have seized the territories and inexhaustible natural wealth of Africa, and we
    place on record our most solemn determination to reclaim the treasures and possession of the
    vast continent of our forefathers.
  11. We believe all men should live in peace one with the other, but when races and nations
    provoke the ire of other races and nations by attempting to infringe upon their rights[,] war
    becomes inevitable, and the attempt in any way to free one’s self or protect one’s rights or
    heritage becomes justifiable.
  12. Whereas the lynching, by burning, hanging or any other means, of human beings is a
    barbarous practice and a shame and disgrace to civilization, we therefore declare any country
    guilty of such atrocities outside the pale of civilization.
  13. We protest against the atrocious crime of whipping, flogging and overworking of the
    native tribes of Africa and Negroes everywhere. These are methods that should be
    abolished and all means should be taken to prevent a continuance of such brutal practices.
  14. We protest against the atrocious practice of shaving the heads of Africans, especially
    of African women or individuals of Negro blood, when placed in prison as a punishment
    for crime by an alien race.
  15. We protest against segregated districts, separate public conveyances, industrial
    discrimination, lynchings and limitations of political privileges of any Negro citizen in
    any part of the world on account of race, color or creed, and will exert our full influence
    and power against all such.
  16. We protest against any punishment inflicted upon a Negro with severity, as against
    lighter punishment inflicted upon another of an alien race for like offense, as an act of
    prejudice and injustice, and should be resented by the entire race.
  17. We protest against the system of education in any country where Negroes are denied
    the same privileges and advantages as other races.
  18. We declare it inhuman and unfair to boycott Negroes from industries and labor in any
    part of the world.
  19. We believe in the doctrine of the freedom of the press, and we therefore emphatically
    protest against the suppression of Negro newspapers and periodicals in various parts of the
    world, and call upon Negroes everywhere to employ all available means to prevent such
    suppression.
  20. We further demand free speech universally for all men.
  21. We hereby protest against the publication of scandalous and inflammatory articles by an
    alien press tending to create racial strife and the exhibition of picture films showing the Negro as
    a cannibal.
  22. We believe in the self-determination of all peoples.
  23. We declare for the freedom of religious worship.
  24. With the help of Almighty God we declare ourselves the sworn protectors of the honor and
    virtue of our women and children, and pledge our lives for their protection and defense
    everywhere and under all circumstances from wrongs and outrages.
  25. We demand the right of an unlimited and unprejudiced education for ourselves and our
    posterity forever.
  26. We declare that the teaching in any school by alien teachers to our boys and girls, that the
    alien race is superior to the Negro race, is an insult to the Negro people of the world.
  27. Where Negroes form a part of the citizenry of any country, and pass the civil service
    examination of such country, we declare them entitled to the same consideration as other citizens
    as to appointments in such civil service.
  28. We vigorously protest against the increasingly unfair and unjust treatment accorded Negro
    travelers on land and sea by the agents and employee of railroad and steamship companies, and
    insist that for equal fare we receive equal privileges with travelers of other races.
  29. We declare it unjust for any country, state or nation to enact laws tending to hinder and
    obstruct the free immigration of Negroes on account of their race and color.
  30. That the right of the Negro to travel unmolested throughout the world be not abridged by any
    person or persons, and all Negroes are called upon to give aid to a fellow Negro when thus
    molested.
  31. We declare that all Negroes are entitled to the same right to travel over the world as other
    men.
  32. We hereby demand that the governments of the world recognize our leader and his
    representatives chosen by the race to look after the welfare of our people under such
    governments.
  33. We demand complete control of our social institutions without interference by any alien race
    or races.
  34. That the colors, Red, Black and Green, be the colors of the Negro race.
  35. Resolved That the anthem “Ethiopia, Thou Land of Our Fathers etc.,” shall be the anthem of
    the Negro race. . . .
  36. We believe that any limited liberty which deprives one of the complete rights and
    prerogatives of full citizenship is but a modified form of slavery.
  37. We declare it an injustice to our people and a serious Impediment to the health of the race to
    deny to competent licensed Negro physicians the right to practice in the public hospitals of the
    communities in which they reside, for no other reason than their race and color.
  38. We call upon the various government[s] of the world to accept and acknowledge Negro
    representatives who shall be sent to the said governments to represent the general welfare of the
    Negro peoples of the world.
  39. We deplore and protest against the practice of confining juvenile prisoners in prisons with
    adults, and we recommend that such youthful prisoners be taught gainful trades under humane
    supervision.
  40. Be it further resolved, That we as a race of people declare the League of Nations null and
    void as far as the Negro is concerned, in that it seeks to deprive Negroes of their liberty.
  41. We demand of all men to do unto us as we would do unto them, in the name of justice; and
    we cheerfully accord to all men all the rights we claim herein for ourselves.
  42. We declare that no Negro shall engage himself in battle for an alien race without first
    obtaining the consent of the leader of the Negro people of the world, except in a matter of
    national self-defense.
  43. We protest against the practice of drafting Negroes and sending them to war with alien forces
    without proper training, and demand in all cases that Negro soldiers be given the same training
    as the aliens.
  44. We demand that instructions given Negro children in schools include the subject of “Negro
    History,” to their benefit.
  45. We demand a free and unfettered commercial intercourse with all the Negro people of the
    world.
  46. We declare for the absolute freedom of the seas for all peoples.
  47. We demand that our duly accredited representatives be given proper recognition in all
    leagues, conferences, conventions or courts of international arbitration wherever human rights
    are discussed.
  48. We proclaim the 31st day of August of each year to be an international holiday to be
    observed by all Negroes.
  49. We want all men to know that we shall maintain and contend for the freedom and equality of
    every man, woman and child of our race, with our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.
    These rights we believe to be justly ours and proper for the protection of the Negro race at large, and because of this
    belief we, on behalf of the four hundred million Negroes of the world, do pledge herein the sacred blood of the race in
    defense, and we hereby subscribe our names as a guarantee of the truthfulness and faithfulness hereof, in the
    presence of Almighty God, on this 13th day of August, in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty.

Marcus Garvey, James D. Brooks, James W. H. Eason, Henrietta Vinton Davis, Lionel Winston Greenidge, Adrion Fitzroy Johnson, Rudolph Ethelbert Brissaac Smith,
Charles Augustus Petioni, Thomas H. N. Simon, Richard Hilton Tobitt, George Alexander NcGuire, Peter Edward Baston, Reynold R. Felix, Harry Walters Kirby, Sarah
Branch, Marie Barrier Houston, George L. O’Brien, F.O. Ogilvie, Arden A. Bryan, Benjamin Dyett, Marie Duchaterlier, John Phillip Hodge, Theophilus H. Saunders, Wilford
H. Smith, Gabriel E. Stewart, Arnold Josiah Ford, Lee Crawford, William McCartney, Adina Clem. James, William Musgrave La Motte, John Sydney de Bourg, Arnold S.
Cunning, Vernal J. Williams, Frances Wilcome Ellegor, J. Frederick Selkridge, Innis Abel Horsford, Cyril A. Crichlow, Samuel McIntyre, John Thomas Wilkins, Mary
Thurston, John G. Befue, William Ware, J. A. Lewis, O. C. Thurston, Venture R. Hamilton, R.H. Hodge, Edward Alfred Taylor, Ellen Wilson, G.W. Wilson, Richard Edward
Riley, Nellie Grant Whiting, G. W. Washington, Maldena Miller, Gertrude Davis, James D. Williams, Emily Christmas Kinch, D. D. Lewis, Nettie Clayton, Partheria Hills,
Janie Jenkins, John C. Simons, Alphonso A. Jones, Allen Hobbs, Reynold Fitzgerald Austin, James Benjamin Yearwood, Frank O. Raines, Shedrick Williams, John Edward
Ivey, Frederick August Toote, Philip Hemmings, F. F. Smith, E. J. Jones, Joseph Josiah Cranston, Frederick Samuel Ricketts, Dugald Augustus Wade, E. E Nelom, Florida
Jenkins, Napoleon J. Francis, Joseph D Gibson, J. P. Jasper, J. W. Montgomery, David Benjamin, J. Gordon, Harry E. Ford, Carrie M. Ashford, Andrew N. Willis, Lucy Sands,
Louise Woodson, George D. Creese, W. A. Wallace, Thomas E. Bagley, James Young, Prince Alfred McConney, John E. Hudson, William Ines, Harry R. Watkins, C.L. Halton,
J. T. Bailey, Ira Joseph Touissant Wright, T. H. Golden, Abraham Benjamin Thomas, Richard C. Noble, Walter Green, C. S. Bourne, G. F. Bennett, B. D. Levy, Mary E.
Johnson, Lionel Antonio Francis, Carl Roper, E. R. Donawa, Philip Van Putten, I. Brathwaite, Jesse W. Luck, Oliver kaye, J. W. Hudspeth, C. B. Lovell, William C. Matthews,
A. Williams, Ratford E. M. Jack, H. Vinton Plummer, Randolph Phillips, A. I. Bailey, duly elected representatives of the Negro people of the world.