#TheFirstRasta Leonard P Howell (1898-1981) He Was Born In Jamaica And He Is Widely Known As The First #Rasta He Started His Preaching Carrier In 1933 About What He Considered The Symbolic Potent For The African diaspora, Through The Crowning Of Rastafari Makonnen,As Emperor Haile Selassie I Of Ethiopia. His Preaching Asserted That Selassie I, Was The Messiah Return To Earth And He Published A Book Called The Promise Key. In 1940 Leonard Howell Set Up "Pinnacle" On An Old 500-Acre Estate,Which Is Accessible Only By Foot And Hidden From The Rest Of The World And Accommodated Up To 1,000 Self Sufficient Resident. This Resident Is The Epicenter Of The Rastafari Movement And Thousand Of The Poorest Jamaicans Flooded To His Mini Rastafari Nation. Powell Worked Tirelessly In Community Preaching The Doctrine And Educating Jamaicans,Especially In The Lower Classes About The Social And Encourage Empowerment Of Self Sufficient. #LeonardPercivalHowell #TheFirstRasta