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The Black Star Line was a shipping company established by Nana Marcus Garvey in 1919 as part of his Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) movement. The UNIA was a pan-Afrikan organization that aimed to promote the unity and empowerment of Black people around the world.

Nana Garvey saw the Black Star Line as a way to create economic opportunities for black people and to promote trade between Afrikan nations and the Afrikan diaspora. The company was initially based in New York City and aimed to establish regular shipping routes between the United States, the Caribbean, and West Afrika.

Nana Garvey raised funds for the Black Star Line through the sale of stock certificates to UNIA members and supporters. The company purchased its first ship, the SS Yarmouth, in 1919 and went on to acquire several other vessels over the next few years.

However, the Black Star Line faced numerous challenges, including financial difficulties, mismanagement, and infiltration and deliberate sabotage from the united snakkkes government. The company went bankrupt in February 1922, and Nana Garvey was subsequently charged with a bogus charge of mail fraud and imprisoned.

Despite its short lifespan, the Black Star Line remains an important symbol of Black economic empowerment and pan-Afrikanism.