Today marks the anniversary of the birth of Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. (17 August 1887 – 10 June 1940), the first person to be declared a national hero of an independent Jamaica. Garvey, who was born in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica, became an internationally-known publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and pan-Africanist. He was the founder of the Universal…
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Ghanaian High Court orders school to admit two Rastafarian students who were denied admission after refusing to cut their locks
An Accra High Court has ordered a school in Ghana to admit Rastafarian students who were denied admission because they refused to cut their locks. In March this year, the Achimota School told the two students they would only be allowed at the school if they cut their locks.
The two students, Tyrone Iras Marghuy and Oheneba Kwaku Nkrabea, took action against the school through their parents.
The Voice has been told the case was bought to the Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court, after the parents and other members of the Rastafari community in Ghana got together to take action collectively. The students told the court that their hair was part of their religious beliefs, culture and spirituality.
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This weekend reggae lovers around the world will gather, as they do annually, to celebrate the birth of one of the most well-known artists in the world, Robert “Bob” Nesta Marley baptized Berhane Selassie in the Ethiopian Tewahedo Orthodox church. His music moved millions across generations, continents, social and economic stratospheres and any other demographic imaginable. “Songs of Freedom,” one of his best-selling compilations produced decades after his death, is a title that may best sum up his body of works. Profound lyrics, driving drum and bass reggae rhythms, bubbling organ chords with the swaying I-Three providing harmonies fed many artist, activist and freedom fighters. A recipient of the 1978 United Nations Peace Medal of the Third World, the Jamaican born singer encouraged Africans to “…never give up the fight…” while warning those trying to stop progress that he will ever be present. The lyrics in his song “Bad Card” b
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This weekend reggae lovers around the world will gather, as they do annually, to celebrate the birth of one of the most well-known artists in the world, Robert “Bob” Nesta Marley baptized Berhane Selassie in the Ethiopian Tewahedo Orthodox church. His music moved millions across generations, continents, social and economic stratospheres and any other demographic imaginable. “Songs of Freedom,” one of his best-selling compilations produced decades after his death, is a title that may best sum up his body of works. Profound lyrics, driving drum and bass reggae rhythms, bubbling organ chords with the swaying I-Three providing harmonies fed many artist, activist and freedom fighters. A recipient of the 1978 United Nations Peace Medal of the Third World, the Jamaican born singer encouraged Africans to “…never give up the fight…” while warning those trying to stop progress that he will ever be present. The lyrics in his song “Bad Card” b