Friday, July 23rd is Haile Selassie I’s Earth Day. On October 4, 1963, His Imperial Majesty gave a speech at the United Nations’ General Assembly in New York City, part of which was turned into the song “War” by Bob Marley. Photo from An Ethiopian Journal

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