In 2019, many individuals participated in what was known as the Year of Return. This was an initiative organized by the government of Ghana alongside American based cultural groups, that encouraged those of the African diaspora to return to Africa to settle and invest in the continent. 

• Gather data on the number of individuals that “returned” and data around how their return impacted Ghana (in relation to the population, economy, cultural events, etc.)
• Determine the “advertised” and “real” benefits and challenges that occurred for those who returned. 
• Answer questions around how this modern event may have connected and been responded to by Marcus Garvey and the U.N.I.A. Suggested questions may include:
  • How does this effort connect to Pan-Africanism or the U.N.I.A. approach?
  • How would Marcus Garvey have viewed and responded to this effort?

What do you think Garvey would identify as the next step or next initiative to follow the Year of Return?