The flag consists of 13 alternating red and white stripes that represent the 13 original colonies, and 50 white stars on a blue field, with each star representing a state. The colors on the flag represent: Red: valor and bravery. White: purity and innocence. Blue: vigilance, perseverance, and justice.
It also has been said that dreadlocks has a demeaning connotation which roots are derived from Jamaica. While many people may think dreadlocks originated in Jamaica this is incorrect. Before Jamaicans, many cultures have worn dreadlocks such as the Yogis of India and Egyptians.
Last name: Matlock. This interesting name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is a locational surname deriving from the place called Matlock in Derbyshire. The placename is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as meslach, in the Curia Rolls (Derbyshire) of 1196 as matlac and by 1204 as matloc.