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The Black Star of Africa is a black five-pointed star (★) symbolizing Africa in general and Ghana in particular. The Black Star Line, founded in 1919 by Marcus Garvey as part of the Back-to-Africa movement, modelled its name on that of the White Star Line, changing the colour from white to black to symbolise ownership by black people rather than white people.
The black star of the Ghanaian national flag is a symbol for the emancipation of Africa and unity against colonialism. [24] [25] The black star was adopted from the flag of the Black Star Line, a shipping line incorporated by Marcus Garvey which operated from 1919 to 1922. [26] It became also known as the Black Star of Africa.
Black star (semiclassical gravity), a theoretical star built using semiclassical gravity as an alternative to a black hole Saturn , referred to as "Black Star" in ancient Judaeic belief Black dwarf , a theoretical stellar remnant formed after cooling of a white dwarf to a sufficient level where heat is no longer emitted
The Stella d'Italia ("Star of Italy"), popularly known as Stellone d'Italia ("Great Star of Italy"), [14] is a five-pointed white star, which has symbolized Italy for many centuries. It is the oldest national symbol of Italy , since it dates back to Graeco-Roman mythology [ 15 ] when Venus , associated with the West as an evening star, was ...
Marian star, a six-pointed star used as a Roman Catholic symbol of celestial objects; Rub el Hizb, a common Islamic symbol; alQuds Star, a star representing 'alQuds' (Jerusalem) Haykal, a five-pointed star that represents the Bahá'í Faith; Nine-pointed star, a common symbol of the Bahá'í Faith that represents unity and Bahá’.
The black half symbolizes Africa. In the central emblem, the gear represents industrial workers and production, the machete represents peasantry, agricultural production and the armed struggle, and the star, shaped like the red star, symbolizes international solidarity and progress. The yellow color of the emblem symbolizes the country's wealth.
What do the Black History Month colors mean and what are their origins? Design by Yoora Kim. When you see posters and graphics related to Black History Month, chances are you'll see them designed ...
A black star does not require an event horizon, and may or may not be a transitional phase between a collapsing star and a singularity. A black star is created when matter compresses at a rate significantly less than the free fall velocity of a hypothetical particle falling to the center of its star.