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Bob Marley 

Krista Henry - Jamaica Gleaner - June 24, 2007


"Marley is more popular in death than in life because a lot of his work is still being discovered and recognised. The message of his songs was peace, looking out for the underdog, love. Simple as that."
 
Attributed to Eppie Edwards, deputy director of the National Library of Jamaica.
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Welcome to The Bob Marley Foundation

The Bob Marley Foundation seeks to maintain a dynamic foundation which will enable individuals, groups, and/or communities in developing nations, particularly Jamaica and Africa, to create and implement programs that assist in the empowerment of the oppressed and the elimination of generational poverty through sustainable projects.

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Monthly Foundation Newsletter

Image: The Harambe Monthly Newsletter
January's issue of Harambe
Warm Greetings to you brothers and sisters. Rita Marley Foundation (RMF) is highly excited to share with you the birth of our first newsletter. It has been appropriately baptized by the name Harambe’!

This is an African word which means “working together.” It is also the foundation’s slogan and name of one of Mrs. Rita Marley’s most popular tunes. Available through our website quarterly, this newsletter will be a vital vehicle to inform you of our foundation’s endeavors, events and accomplishments; importantly, we eagerly anticipate “working together” with you, through your contributions and feedback; So with One Love we could nurture Harambe into a constructive newsletter.

 

 
Africa Unite 2007 Announced!
MRS. RITA MARLEY AND THE MARLEY FAMILY SPREAD "ONE LOVE" ENCOURAGING PEACE, EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT WITH AFRICA UNITE 2007
 
Africa Unite Joins Forces with the Emerging Leadership Programme, an Initiative of the Desmond Tutu Peace Centre to Honor the Spirit, Legacy and Music of Bob Marley while Supporting African Youth with The Shanduka Foundation's Adopt-a-School Programme and The Ubuntu Institute for Young Social Entrepreneurs. 
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Bob Marley Blvd, Brooklyn, NY
(Originally appeared in Street Hype - Community Lifestyle Newspaper - Issue July 3-16, 2006 - p.9) 
The legend of Bob Marley has found a permanent home in Brooklyn, New York. The bustling stretch of Church Avenue, between Remsen Avenue and East 98 th Street in Brooklyn, was co-named Bob Marley Boulevard in a gala ceremony held on July 1, 2006.
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Africa Unite in 2007 will take place in South Africa!

International and institutional support for the event is stronger than ever before.

 
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