But for a lot of Americans, the celebration, and the flag itself, are more complicated than that. That’s the question that Explain It to Me, Vox’s weekly call-in show, is setting out to tackle this ...

On Flag Day, Remembering The Red, Black And Green : Code Switch The Pan-African flag, designed by Marcus Garvey in 1920, was intended as an expression of black liberation. It's still used around ...

The Red, Black and Green Flag, also known as the African American Heritage Flag, honors Black History Month, which starts on Feb. 1 each year in the U.S. and showcases the blood, ...

David Hammons, American, born 1943 Caption Marcus Garvey designed the African American flag, which looked like the Italian flag, except that it is red, black, and green. But it is so abstract, so pure ...

When protestors took to the streets of Los Angeles to oppose the policies of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, ...

This story was part of a special Juneteenth project originally published in 2022 with Vox that explored the ongoing struggle ...

Design: Three horizontal stripes of red, black, and green. ... The Black American Heritage flag. Year created: 1967. Designed by: Melvin Charles and Gleason Jackson, ...

Designed by: Jamaican activist Marcus Garvey, who called for a Black liberation flag representing all of the African diaspora. Design: Three horizontal stripes of red, black, and green.

Smithsonian magazine reported Hammons explaining the flag: “Marcus Garvey designed the African American flag, which looked like the Italian flag except that it is red, black, and green.

Flags often imitate or are influenced by other nations, creating “flag families.” For example, the Netherlands’ red, white and blue flag from the 1500s set a precedent.

A red flag means there are 4-foot plus waves, so the currents could be enough to drown even experienced swimmers. Also, in South Haven: beachgoers may get fined during red flag conditions; A green ...