Certain Pan-Africanist, informally

I believe the answer is:

rasta

(Other definitions for rasta that I've seen before include "Believer with dreadlocks" , "West Indian cult member" , "black believer" , "Religious type" , "Dreadlocked devotee" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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