@invalid IT WAS ON THE OFFICIAL UNIA SITE UNTIL THEY WIPED IT (RECENTLY)
Luckily, we have the wayback machine:
UNIA ACL HISTORY: THE RED, BLACK, AND GREEN
Alternatively, it has been explained by journalist Charles Mowbray White that Garvey proposed the colours for the following reasons: "Garvey said red because of sympathy for the 'Reds of the world', and the Green their sympathy for the Irish in their fight for freedom, and the Black- [for] the Negro."[
This is page 34 and 35 of the 1921 UNIA Catechism.
The imagery here is of Ethiopia. And just like the national anthem, the flag's original conception was probably modeled after Ethiopia, as I stated here.
Additionally, if the conception of the Pan-African flag was influenced by the Ethiopian flag, whose colors were red, yellow, and green, and which influenced a good number of other African National flags, I have a hard time accepting that the original meaning of the green symbolized associations with Ireland.
Ethiopian Flag
And all the flags it inspired.
Here is a link to a copy of the 1921 UNIA catechism for you to look through:
As far as I'm concerned, this is the official authority on the Pan-African Flag. So if anyone would like to make any assertions about "what is or what isn't", back up your assertions/opinions out of here.