Macy Gray Calls for the U.S. Flag to Be Redesigned - Read Her Juneteenth Essay

Macy Gray is calling for a redesign of the American flag.

The 53-year-old “I Try” singer wrote an essay ahead of Juneteenth and she directed her comments at President Biden, Vice President Harris, and members of Congress.

“The American flag has been hijacked as code for a specific belief. God bless those believers, they can have it. Like the Confederate, it is tattered, dated, divisive, and incorrect. It no longer represents democracy and freedom. It no longer represents ALL of us. It’s not fair to be forced to honor it. It’s time for a new flag,” Macy wrote in her essay, which was published on Marketwatch.

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Macy noted how the U.S. flag has 50 stars for the 50 states, but she wants it to have 52 stars to include D.C. and Puerto Rico.

“D.C. and Puerto Rico have been lobbying for statehood for decades. Both have been denied, since statehood would allow each territory’s elected officials seats in the house,” she wrote in the essay. “Assuming D.C. reps would be African-American and Puerto Rican reps would be Hispanic, the ultimate assumption is that these elected officials would be Democratic. That alone is racist.”

She added, “America is great. It is beautiful. Pure, it ain’t. It is broken and in pieces. What if the stripes were OFF-white? What if there were 52 stars to include D.C. and Puerto Rico? What if the stars were the colors of ALL of us — your skin tone and mine — like the melanin scale?”

Macy concluded, “In 2021, we have changed and it’s time for a reset, a transformation. One that represents all states and all of us.”