On August 13, 1920, 32 year-old Marcus Mosiah Garvey chaired a meeting of the Universal Negro Improvement Association at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was the 13th day of the first International U.N.I.A. convention. Garvey and the 20,000 UNIA members in attendance that day were gathered for the presentation of a document…… Continue reading 97 Years of Red, Black and Green Begins Now!!!
Tag: red
An Open Letter To The President of the United States Regarding Melanin
Good Afternoon, I saw where it has been reported that you were intending to ban transgender people from the military. The posts you shared on twitter drew reaction. Some were saying that the number of transgender people in the military was not significant, others disagreed. It seemed a lot of thought went into that subject.…… Continue reading An Open Letter To The President of the United States Regarding Melanin
Every Race Has A Flag But The Coon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqsPzwrOK3A “Every Race Has A Flag But The Coon” is the title of one of the very first “coon songs.” It represents contempt for Black people due to their lack of cohesiveness. That shortcoming was emphasized by the absence of a flag symbolically identifying all African people everywhere. We are approaching the 100th anniversary of the Red,…… Continue reading Every Race Has A Flag But The Coon
The Red, Black and Green Flag Story
Wear Red, Black and Green on August 13. This post originally appeared on the UNIA website in December of 1998. The RED, BLACK and GREEN Flag was unveiled to the world by the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey and the members of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League, of the World at it’s…… Continue reading The Red, Black and Green Flag Story
Celebrate the first 100 years of Red, Black and Green t-shirt
August 13, 2020 marks 100 years of Red, Black and Green. We have an opportunity to send a message, make a statement and demonstrate mental emancipation by wearing Red, Black and Green on August Thirteen!!! Wearing Red, Black and Green on August Thirteen demonstrates mental emancipation. Truth is a force. The truth of our flag…… Continue reading Celebrate the first 100 years of Red, Black and Green t-shirt
I Took The RBG Pill T-shirt
When people talk about the “Red pill” or the “Blue pill” we can loudly proclaim there are other options, such as the “RBG pill.”