Poet Safiya Sinclair grew up in Montego Bay, Jamaica, in a devout Rastafari family. Her father, a reggae singer, ruled the home, dictating what to eat, how to dress and who she could or couldn't ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At a recent opening of the newest Rastafari place of worship just outside Kenya’s capital, some of the faithful gathered to sing rhythmic songs, read Scripture and exchange ...

The acrid and distinct smell of marijuana rises and blends with the scent of raw unprocessed coffee that is brewing in Kevin Nduati’s home in Nairobi’s Utawala estate. It is a few minutes past 9am and ...

Mortimo Planno, a philosopher regarded as a key figure in the development of the Rastafarian religion, has died. He was 85. Planno died Monday at the University of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica ...

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