RED(red howlite), BLACK(black onyx) & GREEN(green aventurine) Meaning: The Pan-African flagâalso known as the Afro-American flag, Black Liberation flag, UNIA flag and various other namesâis a tri-color flag consisting of three equal horizontal bands of (from top down) red, black and green. Designed by the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey. Red: the blood that unites all people of Black African ancestry, and shed for liberation; Black: for the people whose existence as a nation, though not a nation-state, is affirmed by the existence of the flag; Green: the abundant and vibrant natural wealth of Africa, the Motherland.