The colors, black, green, and red are often associated with Black History Month, and represent different aspects of Black unity and pride. These Black History Month colors have historical significance ...

Imagine the disgust felt by black nationalist Marcus Garvey when he first heard the 1900 song mocking the African diaspora and its lack of a flag. Not only was there a racist song deriding the ...

I explain how these colors come from the original flag of Ethiopia, most likely due to the fact that this country was not colonized by Europeans in the same way as the rest of the continent, thus ...

In February, you may notice the "P" on Cal Poly's hillside painted red, black, green and gold--- students chose those colors to support Black History Month. To honor Black History Month, members of ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Marcus Garvey designed the African ...

In “Pa’lante,” artist Heather Raquel Phillips uses a series of flags to recall Marcus Garvey’s Pan-African movement. Heather Raquel Phillips' flags, celebrating the 100 year anniversary of Marcus ...

Russia has quietly been distributing its own flags throughout West Africa, where they are now considered “so cool.” By Elian Peltier Reporting from Niamey, Niger Young people in West African capitals ...