I doubt you are insinuating that I consider those Blacks whom you have named as suitable people for championing Black causes.

I do not think it is my place to speak for many of these islands as there are other posters on the board who reside there who can promote what is being done there.

I can comment on Barbados a bit because I have worked there, and held discussions with Rastas over there. If you mean academic qualifications then obviously more whites and light-skinned ones would be preferred over many Blacks because the colonized education system did not usually accept dreadlocked Rastas, and the society was not accepting them. I am not of the view that because someone lacks a degree they are unable to lead their own struggles and Pan-African affairs. Dark-skinned Blacks in Barbados were the ones who kept the Black Rastafari focus for decades, and their views and feelings should be considered.

Having gone through Dr Tafari’s book it is clear that it is a collection of material from Blacks. I am saying that some of the same Blacks who introduced him to Rastafari and Black issues are way more qualified than him, but societies are not so evolved. He may be well intended indeed.

Rastas are not usually so trusting of government decisions. I am saying the other Rastas in Barbados who resent this appointment may be quite valid in their resentment, and for reasons that I have explained, I support their position.