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BOB MARLEY AND THE BIRTH OF ZIMBABWE

April 18, 2023 By Roland Lundberg

On April 18 1980, Rhodesia gained its independence from Britain and became Zimbabwe. To celebrate the occasion, Bob Marley and The Wailers were invited to perform at the official ceremony at Rufaro Stadium in Harare. Bob had inspired … [Read more...] about BOB MARLEY AND THE BIRTH OF ZIMBABWE

Filed Under: Africa, Anniversary, Artist, Bob Marley, Concert, Culture, History, Live Performance, Reggae, Roots Tagged With: Africa, Bob Marley, History, Independence, Zimbabwe

REMEMBERING THE CORAL GARDENS MASSACRE

April 7, 2023 By Roland Lundberg

The Coral Gardens Massacre refers to a series of events that occurred in Jamaica on Good Friday, 1963. Following a violent altercation at a gas station in Montego Bay, Jamaican police and military forces detained Rastafarians throughout … [Read more...] about REMEMBERING THE CORAL GARDENS MASSACRE

Filed Under: Anniversary, Culture, History, Jamaica, Rastafari Tagged With: Alexander Bustamante, Coral Gardens Massacre, History, Rastafarian Community

01 MARCH 1896: BATTLE OF ADWA

March 1, 2023 By Roland Lundberg

Adwa battle

On the African continent, only two nations, Ethiopia and Liberia, were never colonized by a European power in the 19th-century "Scramble for Africa." Liberia was founded by freed African-American slaves with the help of the the American … [Read more...] about 01 MARCH 1896: BATTLE OF ADWA

Filed Under: Africa, Anniversary, Ethiopia, History, Roots Tagged With: Adwa, Ethiopia, History, Italy, Menelik II

BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO NAT TURNER

October 2, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

Nat Turner (October 2, 1800 – November 11, 1831)   Nat Turner was an enslaved African-American preacher who led a two-day rebellion of both enslaved and free black people in Southampton County, Virginia, beginning August 21, 1831. … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO NAT TURNER

Filed Under: Birthday, History, US Tagged With: Birthday, History, Nat Turner

BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO MARCUS GARVEY

August 16, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

Today August 17, in 1887 Marcus Mosiah Garvey was born in St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica. Largely self-taught, Garvey attended school in Jamaica until he was 14. After traveling in Central America and living in London from 1912 to 1914, he … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO MARCUS GARVEY

Filed Under: Culture, History, Jamaica, Marcus Garvey Tagged With: History, Jamaica, Marcus Mosiah Garvey

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