Jamaica petitions UN for King of Kings day
Make no mistake about it,
Jamaicans have staked a claim
positioning themselves at the
forefront of proclaiming Ethiopian
Emperor Haile Selassie I,
His Imperial Majesty, the Lion
of Judah, the conquering Lion
of Judah, direct descendant
of King Solomon and Queen
Sheba and have relentlessly
extolled their messiah with a
long list of reverent titles.
Undoubtedly members of the
Rastafarian community on the
island have been most consistent
with attaching attribution
to the African who promoted
independence from colonial
enslavers and through his persuasion
and wise advisements
emerged one of the continent’s
avowed founding fathers when
commonwealth countries
chose self-governance.
Now it seems the government
of Jamaica will echo and
amplify the voices of their most
Africa-centric nationals by
petitioning the United Nations
to declare the Nov. 2, coronation
day of His Imperial Majesty
I and Her Imperial Majesty
Empress Woizero Menen Asfaw
of Ethiopia for international
recognition.
On that date in 1930, heads
of states and high officials representing
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72 countries gathered
in the capital city of Addis
Ababa to witness and honor the
coronation of the royal African
avowed as the heir to the
throne of David, the Solomonic
dynasty and the Abrahamic
Covenant.
The petition proposes that
because of his majesty’s ‘love
and concern for the sick, the
poor and the downtrodden…
his condemnation of injustice…
his respect for democratic
principle and institutions…
his exemplary life of service to
humanity…his faith and Godly
principles’ among other beneficence
dedicated on behalf of
his people “the stamp that the
emperor and empress imprinted
on the world will never be
forgotten.”
The fact that in 1948, the
royal couple “provided lands
in Shashamane, Ethiopia for
the return of those kidnapped
and enslaved in the diaspora”
stands as added testament to
the global perspective HIM
embraced during his lifetime.
Jamaicans, particularly Rastafarians
responded to the generous
gift and in droves repatriated
there and in the second
decade of this new millennium
remain residents.
More than a few Caribbean
nationals also followed suit and
have established their own communities
in the African nation
they consider their homeland.
The emperor visited New
York City and is the only head
of state to receive two ticker
tape parades down the city’s
Canyon of Heroes.
A plaque along Broadway on
the lower east side marks his
historic visit to the city and
notably a stop into the Trinity
Church near the World Trade
Center.
One of his most memorable
French President Georges Pompidou, sitting at left, next to
Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I during the former’s
visit to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Jan. 17, 1973.
Associated Press
speeches addressed race
relations, equality and human
rights which he delivered at the
UN in 1963. A portion of that
message was adapted by reggae
king Robert Nesta Marley in a
song he titled “War.”
The petition will be submitted
to the UN with acquisition
of 15,000 signatures endorsing
“His Imperial Majesty Emperor
Haile Selassie I International
Day.”
The signing period will begin
on Feb. 1 for a 40-day period
that ends on March 11.
The address to participate is
www.Petitionundayforhaileselassie.
org or call 347-897-8211.
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