Created in 1997 by Ben Haith, the founder of the National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation (NJCF), the Juneteenth flag is a symbol of celebration and pride for both the holiday and Black Americans.

Imagine the disgust felt by black nationalist Marcus Garvey when he first heard the 1900 song mocking the African diaspora and its lack of a flag. Not only was there a racist song deriding the ...

A Juneteenth flag was created in 1997 that included the colors red, white and blue. Many Black people celebrate Juneteenth with a flag that is red, black and green. Some social media users called out ...

It was Wednesday, June 19, when Major General Gordon Granger and his troops rode into Galveston, bringing with them General Order No. 3, a proclamation officially ending slavery in the state of Texas.

As the Juneteenth holiday approaches, you’ll start to see various symbols of Blackness across the country. Front lawns, apartment balconies, and clothing with the pan-African flag, “Black Power” fist, ...

A South African court is restricting gratuitous displays of the country's old apartheid-era flag, calling the banner "a vivid symbol of white supremacy and black disenfranchisement and suppression." ...

What was described as the last racial issue in the Union of South Africa was last week removed when Prime Minister James Barry Munnik Hertzog and former Prime Minister Jan Christiaan Smuts, now leader ...