1963, August 28: Martin Luther King | “I Have A Dream” Speech
“I Have a Dream,” Address Delivered at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Author: King, Martin Luther,...
Continue reading
Memorials and Martyrs
- Sort by: Most viewed
Akae Beka / Vaughn Benjamin of Midnite dies at age 50
Vaughn Benjamin, the lead singer of Midnight and Akae Beka, has died. He was 50 years old. Benjamin’s death was confirmed on Novembe...
Continue reading
This Ethiopian prince was kidnapped by Britain – now it must release him
Seven-year-old Prince Alemayehu was captured – along with many national treasures – in 1868. His remains are held in Windsor Castle...
Continue reading
Reggae Legend Bunny Wailer Passes Away at Age 73 in Kingston, Jamaica
Bunny Wailer cannot die, he has transitioned.” (Asadenaki Wailer) In shock and dismay, the world has to face the passing of Ne...
Continue reading
Jamaica celebrates reggae legend Peter Tosh with new museum
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness will be the guest speaker at the official opening Wednesday, October 19, 2017 of t...
Continue reading
Abune Yesehaq Memorial Dec. 29
His Eminence Abuna Yesehaq, born Laike Maryam Mandefro in Adwa, Ethiopia, 1933; and passed 29 December 2005 at the Beth Israe...
Continue reading
Abuna Yesehaq speaks on foundation of Ethiopian Church
“The teaching of the Ethiopian Church is founded on the Apostles’ experience of the Lord Iyesus Kristos as the Creator and Sav...
Continue reading
Ethiopia: ‘Red Terror’ war crimes trial begins at The Hague
The war crimes trial of an aide to Ethiopia’s former communist ruler has begun in the Netherlands. Eshetu Alemu, 63, is accuse...
Continue reading
Noel Dyer Rastafari Elder who hitchhiked and walked to Ethiopia from Europe
Bongo Papa Noel Dyer I (c. 1927 – 31 July 2000) was a Jamaican Rastafarian elder known within the movement as the man who “wal...
Continue reading
Deepest Condolences, Bob Marley’s grandson Jo Mersa passed away at 31
For Immediate Release: KINGSTON Jamaica Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley, the iconic reggae singer Bob Marley’s grandson,...
Continue reading
Behane Selassie/Bob Marley Funeral, Largest in Jamaica’s History
Bob Marley was born on February 6, 1945 and passed away on May 11, 1981 at the age of 36. He was baptized in the Ethiopian Orthodox...
Continue reading
Aug 23: International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
All of humanity is part of this story, in its transgressions and good deeds. Irina Bokova UNESCO Director-General Messa...
Continue reading