In today's society, racism is still a prevalent problem. Organizations and movements like Black Lives Matter, Black Pride, and even the Black Panther Party are the product of the contributions of one strong individual in particular. The courageous and determined Marcus Garvey, joined and led a crusade against the oppression of African Americans. Through his contributions to the upliftment of people of African descent, Garvey changed the perception of social inequalities that classified people into races. Marcus "Moisah" Garvey, was born August 17, 1887 in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica. Early in his childhood, Marcus Garvey lost friendship with his neighbor because of the color of his skin. The two principles, strength and internalization, are both principles of the black perspective used during Marcus Garvey's attempt to fortify the lives of African Americans. As mentioned in the philosophy of the School of Social Work here at Howard University, the strength of the Black Perspective principle “insists in delineating the ways in which that strength can be used to respond to the continued oppression of assertion” (University, 1942). Garvey believed “that African Americans were universally oppressed and that any program of emancipation would have to be built around the issue of race” (Carter, 2002). He thought that African Americans should believe that on a collective and individual level the African American race is larger than we often are. The focus is on borders outside the United States, such as the Caribbean and Africa. This attributes to Garvey's widely known motto bringing "Africans back to Africa" ​​or Pan-Africanism. Garvey was able to incorporate his morals, culture, and views on the oppression of African Americans through his speeches and his contributions to social welfare among his devoted followers inside and outside the United States. The UNIA began in Africa and quickly migrated to America taking a comprehensive approach to African Americans' lack of self-efficacy in white men's society. As stated in the philosophical statement, in the Howard University School of Social Work manual, “social workers are committed to involvement in other parts of the world as an element of their professional identity” (University, 1942). Garvey also believed in the same principle in relation to social injustice and the social well-being of people