that you faced in the uk? because you were there for about eight years. you would ignore it. you ignore that kind of behaviour as best you can. some people can t. i guess i learned how to, at least for eight years, until i thought enough is enough, time to leave. you know, why stay where you re hated? barbara moved behind the scenes, working on films and tv shows. she championed jamaica s arts and culture, and founded the reggae film festival. she also continued her journalism, interviewing celebrities and politicians. in 1984, she herself became jamaica s first rastafari senator. barbara later received an order of distinction from the jamaican government, but to her, one accomplishment matters the most. my greatest achievement is having had a child. being a mother. having had a wonderful child. my son, makonnen. all my awards and medals,
For a combination of spiritual and political reasons, Rastas developed a diet based on healthy, local ingredients that was a precursor, it turns out, to some current food trends.
In the same ground where their enslaved ancestors were forced to plant sugar cane, Rastafari on the small island nation of Liberta, Antigua, are now legally growing and ritualistically smoking
The government of Antigua and Barbuda has sought to right past wrongs. The twin islands recently became one of the first Caribbean nations to grant Rastafari authorization to grow and smoke their sacramental herb.