INFINITY PLUS LESSON: Black Liberation Banner

The science of the Black Liberation Banner: Red, Black, and Green

Commissioned by Marcus Garvey, the "Black Flag" was originally the flag of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, a "back to Africa" organization of the 1920s. The red, black, and green African Liberation or Black Nationalist flag is a symbol of universal black racial solidarity. The flag has three bars from top to bottom. The Red, the blood, stands as the top of all things. We lost our land through blood; and we cannot gain it except through blood. We must redeem our lives through the blood. Without the shedding of blood there can be no redemption of this race. However, the bloodshed and sorrow will not last always. The Red significantly stands in our flag as a reminder of the truth of history, and that men must gain and keep their liberty, even at the risk of bloodshed. The black, stands for the black race and the green symbolizes land and nationhood.

            The Red, the Black, and the Green (wit a "Z" on it)

The Red – the shed blood of our ancestors rebelling against white supremacy.

The Black – the conglomerate of people, with different hues, having the same common goal. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

And The Green – to fight for the land that is naturally inherited to us by our ancestors. To preserve the natural resources in it, so we can have a land for our people.

Know your history, know yourself and you will see beyond tomorrow. (Truth be told)