21 April, 1966: thousands of Rastafarians descended on Kingston’s Palisadoes Airport (now Norman Manley International Airport) awaiting the arrival of HIM Haile Selassie. They waited patiently at the airport, playing drums and smoking … [Read more...] about APRIL 21 – GROUNATION DAY
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HAILE SELASSIE SPEECH – FOUNDATION FOR BOB MARLEY’S “WAR”
The speech that laid the foundation for Bob Marley's song "War" of the 1976 album "Rastaman Vibration" was spoken by Emperor Haile Selassie-I before the United Nations General Assembly on 4 October 1963: “Until the philosophy … [Read more...] about HAILE SELASSIE SPEECH – FOUNDATION FOR BOB MARLEY’S “WAR”
05 MAY 1941 HAILE SELASSIE RETURNS TO ETHIOPIA
On May 05, 1941 Emperor Haile Selassie returns triumphantly to Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, five years to the day of when it was occupied by Italy. Fascist leader Benito Mussolini had been wanting to add Ethiopia to Italian Somaliland … [Read more...] about 05 MAY 1941 HAILE SELASSIE RETURNS TO ETHIOPIA
MARCH 01, 1996 RASTAFARIANS MARCH FOR LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA
On March 01, 1996 a collective of Rastafarians descended on Kingston, Jamaica to demonstrate for the legalization of marijuana. The peaceful gathering chanted and indulged in the sacramental usage of herb, all under the watchful eye of the … [Read more...] about MARCH 01, 1996 RASTAFARIANS MARCH FOR LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA
CORAL GARDEN MASSACRE REPARATIONS
Jamaica’s minister of culture Olivia Grange, Ras Walter Brissett, Ras Gregory Taylor and Ras Samuel Brown. More than half a century after the assault by police on the Coral Garden Rastafarian community in Montego Bay in 1963, the … [Read more...] about CORAL GARDEN MASSACRE REPARATIONS