Kwame Nkrumah the first president of Ghana was heavily influenced by Jamaican  political leader Marcus Garvey.  The symbolic Black Star in the middle of the flag of Ghana was inspired by the Black Star Shipping Line, which was part of Marcus Garvey’s attempts to build the Back-to-Africa movement.

President Nkrumah also gave the name the “Black Stars” to the national football team of Ghana.