The banner, with its horizontal red, black and green stripes, was adopted by the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) at a conference in New York City in 1920. For several years leading ...

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 – ...

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 ...

The red, white and blue represents the American flag, a reminder that slaves and their descendants were and are Americans. June 19, 1865, represents the day that enslaved Black people in Galveston ...

He sees the debate over the red and black flag as a distraction, one he says draws the focus away from the real threat faced by Ukraine. "The issue in Ukraine right now is pretty clear," Balan said.