Even after we were freed physically, spirituality we were still told that we had to be like that man who did not look like us or we would have no salvation. Those of you who went to Catholic schools may remember that if you were late for school you had to bow down to pray to a white Mary – “Mother of God” and ask for forgiveness or blessings as the case may be. When the Rastafarian community (starting with Leonard Howell in 1930) began to follow Marcus Garvey’s instructions and look to Ethiopia for its spirituality, they were not only ridiculed but they were also punished. One of their first
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