Ras Tafari

Before he was crowned Emperor, he was Ras Tafari Makonnen, the "Head Creator" whose name became the foundation of a global movement. He represents the potential of the man before the mantle, the noble seed that grows into the cedar of Lebanon. In the Rasta heart, this name is a vibration of pure African sovereignty, a refusal to be defined by colonial labels. He is the quiet prince of the highlands whose very existence signaled the end of the era of mental slavery.