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• n  a religious cult based on a belief that Ras Tafari (Haile Selassie) is the Messiah and that Africa (especially Ethiopia) is the Promised Land

• Rastafarianism

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• Melissa Merli: Mural of C-U's Chef Ra planned
  One of the most colorful characters to live in Champaign-Urbana was James Wilson Jr., better known as Chef Ra.   One of the most colorful characters to live in Champaign-Urbana was James Wilson Jr., better known as Chef Ra. Ra, who had been a standout athlete and class president at Urbana High School, discovered reggae, Rastafarianism and marijuana while he was a student at the University of ...
  Feb. 9, 2014 - IlliniHQ.com