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 flag features 3 symbols — a five-point star, ... The creator felt strongly about using red, white, and blue . ... The other flag you might see today is red, black, and green.

When June 19 arrives, you may see a red-and-blue banner with a white star in the middle flying from flagpoles. Since it was created more than two decades ago, the Juneteenth flag has become an ...

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 ...

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 ...

While the tone was celebratory, many of those present said this year’s Juneteenth felt especially urgent — not just as a remembrance of emancipation but as a stand against efforts to suppress Black ...