Distinguished members of the Jamaican Parliament, I am glad today to get this opportunity of conveying some thoughts to the Jamaican Parliament and people. The people of Jamaica have a long glorious history. The Jamaican people have struggled to attain their...
Did you know many African countries continue to pay colonial tax to France since their independence till today?! Africa-France-relationship When Sékou Touré of Guinea decided in 1958 to get out of french colonial empire, and opted for the country independence, the...
One should realize that thriftiness is the basis for the accumulation of wealth and the economic growth of a nation. One seldom minimizes the value of money earned by the seat of the brow; however small it may be, but for the extravagant even a huge amount of...
Most people do not know that Adam had two wives. You can easily prove this to yourself by reading the two entirely different accounts of the creation of humans. Genesis 1:27 describe humans being created in God’s image, male and female. “So God...
Twenty-seven years ago, as Emperor of Ethiopia, I mounted the rostrum in Geneva, Switzerland, to address the League of Nations and to appeal for relief from the destruction which had been unleashed against my defenseless nation, by the Fascist invader. I spoke...
“The power which you possess is but one side of the coin; the other is responsibility. There is no power or authority without responsibility, and he who accepts the one cannot escape or evade the other. Each one of you and each servant of the Ethiopian nation...
“A house built on granite and strong foundations, not even the onslaught of pouring rain, gushing torrents and strong winds will be able to pull down. Some people have written the story of my life representing as truth what in fact derives from ignorance, error or...
On May 25, 1963 the Organization for African Unity (OAU) was established with a permanent headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, was selected as the first President of the OAU. His acceptance speech appears below. This is indeed a...
A report issued on Monday (November 18) by the African Child Policy Forum, a research institute based in Ethiopia, shows that the number of girls enrolling in primary school has soared across Africa in the last decade. With primary education now free in all but five...
Una Brown to Marcus Garvey [[200 West 113 Street, New York City, August 31st, 1936]] Hon. Marcus Garvey. Sir, I read your article in the August issue of the “Black Man” entitled “The Italian Conquest,” also your unjust criticism...
