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Rastafari mark 60 years since Haile Selassie I’s historic Jamaica visit with call for recognition

Six decades after a defining spiritual moment, Rastafari communities are pressing the country to move beyond symbolism towards enforceable rights and protections HISTORIC VISIT: His Imperial Majesty, ...
The Jamaica Observer

Joseph Benaiah revisits Selassie’s visit with cover of classic

With the 60th anniversary of Emperor Haile Selassie I’s state visit to Jamaica approaching, singer Joseph Benaiah revisits His Majesty is Coming, a classic song dedicated to the Ethiopian monarch. The ...
The Conversation

Rastafarians gathering for the 131st birthday of Emperor Haile Selassie are still grappling with his reported death in 1975

Rastafarians drum and sing during a special prayer and worship meeting at Menengai forest in Kenya. James Wakibia/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The week of July 23, 2023, thousands of ...