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.
Described as the "Lodestar of African Freedom", the black star was used in 1957 by Theodosia Okoh in the design of the Flag of Ghana.
[1] Ghanaians have come to regard the Black Star as a specific symbol of Ghana rather than of Africa in general.
[3] The Ghana national football team is nicknamed the "Black Stars".
The flag of São Tomé and Príncipe consists of the Ethiopian Pan-African colours with two black stars, one each for São Tomé and Príncipe.