I'll Always Be Your Brother
This project is a 10-episode mini-series podcast along with its supplementary content that tells the story of the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church, a distinct branch of the Rastafari faith, led by Niah (Nyah) Keith Gordon in early 1970s Jamaica. The story is narrated by Alan, an old church member, a close friend, and confidant of Niah. During a very historical and turbulent period in Jamaican history, the church spearheaded the movement of marijuana from Jamaica to the USA to uplift Jamaicans not only financially, but educationally, and spiritually. The church aimed to provide a living example of the works of Marcus Garvey and to promote a spiritual and historical understanding of African heritage and culture.
The project aims to provide an accurate portrayal of the church's history in contrast to the manipulative and misleading content produced by American mainstream media in the 70s. It promises to be an exciting, adventurous, spiritual, and informative story filled with historical facts and highlighting the political environment of that time.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 11
- Years Active
- 2023
E10. No Matter What You Think of Me, I'll Always Be Your Brother
Sitting down for a final candid conversation, Benji and Taylan have the opportunity to question Alan on their lingering thoughts in regard to the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church. The two are able to sha…
E9. Africa Is a State of Mind
In their penultimate conversation, Alan and Benji look both backwards and forwards, inwards and outwards. Quizzed by Benji on the physical dissipation of the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church, especially …
E8. Church V State
In this episode, Alan revisits and reflects upon the final months of the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church's active days. With all of the Church's US legal issues consolidated into one formidable Federal …
E7. Top Gun Maverick
With Babylon breathing down their necks, the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church resolved to continue their transportation operation, regardless of the US government's attempts to halt them. Resorting to th…
E6. Going Public
When the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church's "embassy" in Miami is swamped by American media, one would be forgiven for believing the overzealous Jamaican church had finally flown too close to the sun. Ho…
E5. Loco Weed, Mucho Bien
With supplies of Ganja running low in Jamaica and a fruitful harvest months away, the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church journeyed to Colombia to bridge the gap in production. Despite the operation's succe…
E4. The Man with the Golden Heart
When Jamaican Prime Minister and leader of the People's National Party, Michael Manley, came to power in 1972, he instituted a series of socialist socio-economic reforms. His domestic policy sent Jam…
E3. This is a Battle, This is the Battlefield
How can a poor Rasta community, based in the most rural and mountainous parish of Jamaica, ever dream to build a "Kingdom"? Weaving together intense action and spiritual insight into the will of the …
E2. Arabs Have Oil, Americans Have Timber, Our Wealth Is Ganja
Touching down in Kingston, Jamaica, on a warm 1972 night, the twenty-something-year-old Alan encounters a world foreign to him. Making his way to Brother Louv’s Rasta Camp, Alan is met with the revel…
E1. First Spliff
“First Spliff” provides vital context into who Alan was before he stepped foot onto the island of Jamaica. From early childhood in 50s Detroit to his first spliff in 60s rural Iowa, we follow Alan’s …
E0. Trailer
I’ll Always Be Your Brother is a 10-part mini-series podcast that explores the true story of the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church. An offshoot of the Rastafari faith based in Jamaica, the church, under t…