The basis of this petition is to establish the importance of ethnocultural autonomy in correlation to the commemoration of Juneteenth celebrations. Juneteenth is a lineage based commemoration for the Galveston, Texas freed slaves, to celebrate the legacy of liberation from chattel slavery in America and its descendants. The descendants of the chattel enslaved have created several pieces of regalia that correlate to the premise of this celebration which have been repeatedly ignored by organizations, individuals and institutions that violate civil right of cultural autonomy by using regalia that is not suitable or representative of Black America culture, identity, values, and ethnicity. This petition is for the purpose of ensuring that we may be able to hold those accountable and address the harms in how representation in the Black American community matters and the only flags, colors and regalia that should be used are those indicative to the ethnicity, culture and identity of Black American descendants of chattel slavery. The RBG flag poses a direct conflict of interest in representing the history of Juneteenth because it incorporates nations and ethnic groups that were willingly complicit to the legacy of slavery and human subjugation. This is in direct contrast with the premise of the commencement of Juneteenth and the legacy of Black American chattel slavery. We are asking that people sign the petition to make it illegal for the RBG flag to be used in representing Juneteenth nationwide and to establish the PROPER representation indicative to our lineage, and identity. 

Flags:

Juneteenth Flag- Red White  Blue

Black American Heritage Flag- Red Black Gold

American Flag- Red White Blue