As Massachusetts celebrates the romanticized 250th anniversary of the battles of Concord and Lexington, we need an honest and ...

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The red, white and blue of the Juneteenth flag, a familiar color scheme, will be flying alongside the American flag in many places on June 19, symbolizing the end of slavery in Texas. In Houston and ...

According to the U.S. flag code, the U.S. flag should not be embroidered on things such as cushions or handkerchiefs and the like, printed or otherwise impressed on paper napkins or anything that is ...

In Boston’s historic Roxbury neighborhood, a vibrant flag waves proudly, the official Juneteenth flag, a powerful symbol of freedom and unity. Its design traces back to community activist Ben Haith, ...

First created in 1997 by National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation founder Ben Haith, the banner is in red, white and blue of the U.S. flag to convey that all enslaved people and their descendants ...

WASHINGTON — The Juneteenth flag will fly over some state capitols and city buildings on Thursday, June 19, a federal holiday marking the day the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were ...

Designed by: Jamaican activist Marcus Garvey, who called for a Black liberation flag representing all of the African diaspora. Design: Three horizontal stripes of red, black, and green.

The flag's design features blue and red colors, with a "bursting new star" at its center. The five-point white star in the middle is a tribute to Juneteenth's birthplace of Texas.

The Juneteenth flag will fly over some state capitols and city buildings on June 19. Here's what to know about the flag's history and meaning.