African-American Humanitarian Appointed "Goodwill Ambassador in the Northern Hemisphere and Beyond" for St.George Church in Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Aba Woldemarkos Head Administrator for St.George Church in Addis Ababa Ethiopia appoints Rastafarian historian "Goodwill Ambassador in the Northern Hemisphere"
(PRWEB) February 1, 2005 -- St. George's Church was the site of Emperor Haile
Selassie's Coronation on November 2, 1930 where he was crowned King of Kings,
Lord of Lords and Conquering Lion of Judah and inherited King Davids Throne in
Addis Ababa Ethiopia -- the location, some say, of the Arc of the Covenant.
Last summer, Aba Woldemarkos, the current Head Administrator of St.
George's Church appointed Rastafarian historian and humanist Imani Kali-Nyah
"Goodwill Ambassador in the Northern Hemisphere and Beyond" to St. George, based
on her dedication and commitment to preserving Ethiopian spiritual history. In
1993, Imani has was a major presentor at the Centinnial of the Parliment of the
World's Religion where she represented the "Spirit of the Queen of Sheba." She
is known for her work in resurrecting the long hidden story of what she calls
The Ethiopian Holocaust 1935-1941 that occurred virtually within the same time
frame as the Jewish Holocaust, but has received little attenton, Kali-Nyah feels
due to "media bias and historical bias".
Kali-Nyah says she looks foward
to working to assist St. George with raising funds for humanitarian programs and
heightining the Church's visibility in the West, particularly in
African-American and Caribbean communities.
St. George's Church has a
long history with Blacks in the Northern Hemisphere: when Emperor Haile Selassie
inherited King David's Throne and the titles "King of Kings, Lord of Lords,
Conquering Lion of Judah" at his Coronation on November 2, 1930," Blacks in
America and the Caribbean Islands proclaimed that bible prophecy had been
fulfilled. "St. George is very sacred to me," said Kali-Nyah "and I am deeply
humbled to have an opportunity to serve such a worthwhile cause."
An aide
stated revealed that Kali-Nyah had traveled to Ethiopia last summer to interview
survivors of the Ethiopian Holocaust for inclusion into a traveling museum
exhibit that reveals the untold story of the Ethiopian Holocaust 1935-1941. The
Exhibit will be on display at Addis Ababa University in November 2005. She said
that Kali-Nyah was "taken by surprise" that that word of her work had reached
Ethiopia long before her arrival.
Kali-Nyah's
traveling museum exhibit is based on 22 years research and will have an
International Grand Opening at Addis Ababa University from November 1-5, 2005
Programs and activities include a symposium and commemorative banquet in honor
of the victims and survivors of the Ethiopian Holocaust 1935-1941.
The
event is generating international interest in the Rastafarian community because
it falls on the occassion of the 75th Anniversary of the Coronation of Emperor
Haile Selassie I, which was held at St. George Church 75 years ago.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/2/prweb200702.htm