The Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C., is featuring artifacts and art from the Rastafarian culture in their “Discovering Rastafari” exhibit, which will be on display through November of this year. Anthropologist and curator, John Homiak, explores the culture and 80 year history of Rastafarianism, and also highlights the contributions of individuals such as Marcus Garvey, [...]

These women could be you, me, your sister, your daughter, your aunt or even your mother. There is a new barbaric gang that has taken to raping women and ravaging the hillside of the Congo, they call themselves the Rastas. They were part of the Hutus (the group that terrorized Rwanda during the early 90’s). [...]

I just finished reading Before The Legend by Jamaican author Christopher Farley last night. I thought it was good but it just made me want to read some more because it was only about 204 pages and it didn’t dig as deep as I wanted it to, but then again that wasn’t his purpose. He [...]

It was on this day October 5, in 1959 when thousands of Rastafarians (as well as others) flocked to 78 Rosalie Avenue in Kingston to leave for Africa after receiving a “passport” (which really was a ticket they were sold) by Rev C.V. Henry. Upon seeing the masses and having no real plan Henry kept [...]