
Marcus Garvey made a powerful choice when he prophesied “We are going to emancipate ourselves from mental slavery, for though others may free the body, none but ourselves can free the mind. Mind is our only ruler; sovereign,” during his speech “The Work That Has Been Done” in October 1937. Bob Marley chose to bring that prophecy forward into contemporary times when he paraphrased Garvey by singing “emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free the mind.”

NOT wearing Red, Black and Green on August 13 is a choice also. NOT wearing Red, Black and Green on August 13 is a choice to accept a limited perception of phenomena. NOT wearing Red, Black and Green on August 13 is a choice to reject the fulfillment of destiny. NOT wearing Red, Black and Green on August 13 is a choice to accept the ideas of those who do NOT want us to read and embrace the power encoded in the signing of the Declaration of Rights of the Negro People of the World on August 13, 1920. NOT wearing Red, Black and Green on August 13 is a choice to remain among the uninformed.

