The Islander flag (red, black and green stripes)—The Islander flag calls forth the feelings of our NATIVE culture. It seethes with the essence of the RASTA spirit and SCREAMS out . . . . Africa. It a festive, robust flag which generously incorporates the colors of Marcus Garvey shared by all three flags. In addition to its other attributes the Islander, at once, embraces a sense of rebellion and carnival. It was an Islander, Marcus Garvey, who most kept alive among us the vision of Africa. And it is in the Islands and South America that we most witness the living aspects of African culture in the hemisphere f the Americas.

While remnants of Africa remain in the North American south, they’ve become muted and are fading fast. The black in the Islander flag is increased over that of the Mainlander to reflect the African traditions and culture which have been sustained in the Islands and South America. The red denotes the blood sacrifice of our ancestors and the green in recognizes our youth in South America and the Islands and the opportunity they represent for our future.

The Middle Passage flag (black and green stripes)—Dominated by green and black, the Middle Passage flag honors those ancestors who rebelled, were tortured, brutalized and died in the crossing. These prisoners on slave ships were in their youth as individuals and as blood lines. Green is a color which, among other things often symbolizes youth in African cultures. In this flag, green also reflects the energy of the captive and portrays a resiliently stubborn yearning for the native land. Those who died in the Middle Passage were never to be transformed. They remained African in every sense and this is represented by the dominance of black in the Middle Passage flag. The red stars remind us that we must be guided by the light of their blood buried and mingled in the deep dark depths of the ocean. The Middle Passage flag is sometimes used for funeral ceremonies to honor ancestors in their final passage as it honors those of the Middle Passage.
 

The Mainlander flag (red and green stripes)—The Mainlander flag evokes the feel of the standard USA flag more so than the Middle Passage or the Islander flags. The feel of the colors are light and official. It is a bright flag, conservatively festive yet resolute. Green is a color which, among other things, often symbolizes youth in African cultures. Hence, the green in this flag recognizes our youth in North America and the opportunity they represent for future. The brightness of this flag is like a beacon which extols the accomplishments of Africans in America among whom are as well trained a cadre of African people as anywhere in the World. Properly employed, this human and intellectual resource offers dynamic support for the efforts toward freedom and independence of Africans worldwide. The dominance of red in the Mainlander reminds us that America is soaked in our blood. It reminds us that the majesty of the USA is a direct result our blood sacrifice—even on foreign shores. African people everywhere have benefited from the unique sacrifice of African Americans as have all others who have cited our condition and emulated our tradition of struggle to define and achieve their human rights.