A statue of Emperor Haile Selassie I was unveiled on Sunday, February 10, at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.The commemoration was part of events marking the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU). The assembly meeting is a culmination of statutory meetings where heads of state discuss AU […]
A monument to Robert Nesta Marley has been approved by the Marley family and will be erected in Zimbabwe, the only African nation he performed during his brief lifetime. Reportedly permission was granted by the Marley estate to erect a statue in honor of the singer, musician and cultural icon acclaimed to be the
In an article written by James Annan and I quote: “Initially, I was reluctant to write this article because of the reaction of some disgruntled Rastafarians, following my publication on Haile Selassie I titled, ‘The myth about Jah Rastafari’. However, I was encouraged by the overwhelming feedback from some readers who flooded my e-mail with
In the heat of the exchanges over the transfer of 2 former detainees of the notorious Guantanamo Bay Prison, the Rastafari community has chimed in calling for calm. A statement issued by the Rastafari Council, a representative body of the different ‘mansions’ of the faith in Ghana, said the country must be the first factor
British singer Billy Ocean revealed that his parents would “freak” if they knew he’d become a Rasta. The Caribbean Queen hitmaker says that his mother and father, who are both deceased, would have never accepted the Rastafari belief that the Messiah is the late Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie – a black man. Billy Ocean
The international Rastafari community has held a banquet and awards ceremony to recognize some outstanding members.The ceremony organized by the Diaspora African Rastafari Congress (DARC) was held at the Golden Terrace Banquet Hall in Queens, New York on Sunday November 8 , 2015 and attended by Rastafari faithful from across the United States.Addressing the gathering,
