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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 ...
A few different flags might be on display around Juneteenth celebrations this week. Here's a look at what they represent. Juneteenth – also called Emancipation Day, Freedom Day or Jubilee Day – ...
As we celebrate Pride and shine a light on the ongoing activism and achievements of the LGBTQIA+ community, we take a look at ...
Blue cities look to skirt state bans on Pride flags and more at government buildings. Boise and Salt Lake City have made the Pride flag, or variations of it, official city symbols.
Blue Cities Fight To Keep Their Pride Flags Flying Despite Bans by Red State Legislatures. The mayor of Salt Lake City says the move is meant to ‘honor our dear diverse residents who make up this ...
Gilbert Baker created the original pride flag in 1978. ... The Philadelphia flag was designed in 2017, adding black and brown stripes to the six-striped rainbow flag in order to give representation ..
In recent years, many flags also feature black and brown stripes to represent marginalized LGBTIQ+ people of color and the trio of blue, pink, and white from the trans flag.
Year created: 1967. Designed by: Melvin Charles and Gleason Jackson, to convey and represent pride in the history of Black Americans. Design: One diagonal black stripe centered between two red ...