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The Juneteenth flag will fly over some state capitols and city buildings on June 19. Here's what to know about the flag's ...
On this holiday you might see another red, white and blue flag flying over state capitols and city buildings. That banner with a bursting star in the middle is the Juneteenth Flag, a symbolic ...
It's red, white and blue—and a proud symbol of African American history. Meet the Juneteenth flag. The post The Juneteenth ...
Juneteenth is a day of remembrance dedicated to the last enslaved Black Americans, who were freed in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, more than two and a half years after the Emancipation ...
people carry a Juneteenth flag as they march during a Juneteenth re-enactment celebration in Galveston on June 19, 2021. More Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images That momentous day has been ...
green and black Pan-African flag on Juneteenth. What do these respective flags and their colors symbolize and what's the meaning behind them? To learn more, TODAY.com spoke to Darryl M.
Who Made the Juneteenth Flag? The flag was created by activist and organizer Ben Haith, also known as Boston Ben, who founded the National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation (NJCF). Ben Haith ...
The bursting outline around the star is inspired by a nova, a term that astronomers use to mean a new star. On the Juneteenth flag, this represents a new beginning for the African Americans of ...