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Footage of the flags in a past parade (ABC)
"The stars and bars on the Confederate flag are, well, barred from a popular holiday parade in Hanover County, Virginia next month, prompting push back from a pro-Confederate group, but praise from others. Seen in black, white and red font, the rules for the Mechanicsville holiday parade, hosted by the Rotary Club, reads “There will be no displays of confederate flags or emblems." (Read More)
Posted Nov 29, 2021
Illinois One (Southwest Airlines)
"Some travelers may notice the company also sports several eye-catching state flag liveries, which Southwest unveiled as a tribute to the destinations it serves." (Read More)
Posted Nov 5, 2021
Trudeau says he is confident a “solution” will be reached to allow Canada to lower the flag to half-mast.
"Trudeau gave his strongest indication yet on Tuesday that the national flag could be raised and then lowered again at federal buildings on Remembrance Day." (Read More)
Posted Nov 3, 2021
Veterans Tour delivers special flag to Mobile honoring 13 fallen soldiers (WPMI)
A special flag to honor soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice in Afghanistan now has a new home in a local American Legion Post. The Blackout Veterans Tour has been traveling all over the country to deliver these flags, and Saturday they had a special escort from more than 50 motorcycle riders and Alabama law enforcement officers." (Read More)
Posted Oct 25, 2021
Hank Willis Thomas reimagined American flag titled 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' (New York Times)
"The American flag is a potent piece of national iconography, but its design shifted frequently until the early 1900s. What if it were redesigned today? We asked artists and graphic designers to try. The flags they came up with reflect a mix of approaches." (Read More)
Posted Sept 30, 2021
A video of a Washington University student removing thousands of flags on campus has gone viral, attracting national attention. / KMOV4
"Student Mackenzie Manofsky told News 4 members of the campus’ College Republican groups placed 2,977 flags on the lawn of Mudd Field for a Sept. 11 tribute Friday. The following day, student Fadel Alkilani was seen collecting the flags and placing them into a bag. In a viral video, Alkilani was seen carrying 4-5 large bags as someone confronted him." (Read More)
Posted Sept 14, 2021
Barbara Dabney and Kerry McCoy at the Miami location (FlagandBanner.com)
"In operation since 1975, FlagandBanner.com is buying up market share. The Covid-19 pandemic proved hard on small ‘Mom and Pop’ flag businesses with many closing their doors. Seizing the opportunity to expand, FlagandBanner.com owner Kerry McCoy offered Freedom Flag’s owner, Barbara Dabney, a retirement plan that allowed her to move out of the industry while keeping her business relevant." (Read More)
Posted Sept. 8, 2021
Kerry McCoy will be throwing out the first pitch at the Arkansas Travelers game
"On Tuesday, August 24th, Kerry McCoy will throw the first pitch as the Travelers host the Corpus Christi Hooks at Dickey Stephens Ball Park. McCoy is the owner of FlagandBanner.com and OurCornerMarket.com, host of Up In Your Business with Kerry McCoy radio show and podcast, and publisher of Brave Magazine." (Read More)
Posted Aug 20, 2021
![Video circulating on social media showed the crowd at the city’s Pashtunistan Square dispersing [Screengrab/Social media video]](images/press-center-afghan-flag-81821.jpg)
Video circulating on social media showed the crowd at the city’s Pashtunistan Square dispersing [Screengrab/Social media video]
"At least two people have been killed and 12 wounded after gunmen fired into a crowd of people who had taken down an Afghan Taliban flag in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, sources say. A black-on-white Taliban flag that was waving at a roundabout in Jalalabad, located about 115km east of the capital Kabul, was removed and replaced with the black, red and green flag of the previous Afghan government on Wednesday morning." (Read More)
Posted Aug 18, 2021
Nickerson Beach flying a purple flag with a shark to warn of sharks in the water (CBS New York 2)
"A record number of shark sightings at beaches in Nassau County this summer has prompted a new plan to warn swimmers using flags. On Nickerson Beach, a purple flag with a shark silhouette will be hosted for 24 hours whenever someone spots a shark." (Read More)
Posted Aug 18, 2021
The Taborian Hall during the USO era in downtown Little Rock. (Dreamland Ballroom)
"A historic Little Rock venue will get a new life thanks to a new federal grant and the work of local supporters. Last Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Interior and the National Park Service announced that they are awarding over $15 million to projects dedicated to preserving sites and history related to the African American struggle for equality." (Read More)
Posted August 5, 2021
Purple flags flying on the beach at Emerald Isle Beaches (WNCT)
"Purple flags were flying at Emerald Isle beaches on Monday due to an above-average marine life presence close to the shore. William Matthias, Ocean Rescue coordinator and fire marshall for the Town of Emerald Isle, said there were 15 first-aid calls on Sunday and five on Saturday after people were stung by jellyfish." (Read More)
Posted July 28, 2021
Controversial flags displayed from the balconies of South Korean athletes’ rooms in the Athletes Village. AP
"South Korea’s Olympic committee said it has removed flags at its Olympic village in Tokyo after they raised bad memories about a past military conflict between Japan and Korea." (Read More)
Posted July 19, 2021
David Rankin, right, of Anderson, a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran, waves at a motorist passing by his 115 flags on display in his front yard before the Fourth of July in Anderson June 2021. Ken Ruinard / Anderson Independent Mail
"David Rankin of Anderson, a U.S. Army veteran who served during the Vietnam War, honors veterans with 115 flags in his front yard each year. Veterans' names are written on some of the poles, something he has done each Fourth of July since after the events of Sept. 11, 2001." (Read More)
Posted June 30, 2021
Macy Gray's proposed flag update. © Provided by TheWrap Macy Gray (MarketWatch)
"Macy Gray is taking heat from conservatives for suggesting the American flag does not represent all Americans and is, therefore, in need of an update, with reactions ranging from simply disagreeing with her, to telling her to "feel free to leave," to blatantly racist rhetoric." (Read More)
Posted June 21, 2021
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., presents a U.S. flag with 51 stars, commemorating the possibility of adding Washington, D.C., as the 51st state, in her Capitol Hill office on Feb. 18, 2020.Thomas McKinless / CQ-Roll Call Inc. via Getty Images file
"The battle to get Washington, D.C., admitted into the union as the 51st state has been waged for two centuries, but adding a 51st star to the U.S. flag would take less than 60 minutes. So says Carter Beard, president of the venerable company Annin Flagmakers, a six-generation family firm that has sewn some of the most famous U.S. flags in history." (Read More)
Posted June 16, 2021
A Rainbow flag flying in the sunshine (CNN)
"The Pentagon is reviewing a policy instituted last year that limits which flags can be displayed at military bases. The review comes as Pride Month is being celebrated throughout June. If changes are made to the current policy it could open the door to allowing the rainbow Pride flag to be displayed. But a senior defense official strongly cautioned no decisions have been made because any change could result in any number of cause-related flags and symbols being displayed on military installations. "This goes beyond the issue of the Pride flag," the official said." (Read More)
Posted June 4, 2021
Flags missing from Mama Penn's restaurant (WSPA 7)
"Mama Penn’s Restaurant had its American and South Carolina State flags disappear this week. The owner of the ‘real southern cooking restaurant’ said Sunday morning, they discovered both flags were missing. “We came in Sunday morning to do our food ordering and we noticed both of our flags were missing from the flagpole,” said Sunny Davis, Owner of Mama Penn’s." (Read More)
Posted May 21, 2021
Unlikely bandit takes couples Pride flag from University Heights home. (WOIO)
"Some would say Edgerton Road in University Heights was a quiet neighborhood until a theft sent neighbors into a tailspin. “I came home from work and noticed that the Pride flag was missing,” said resident, Charlie Olivo. Olivo told 19 News he turned to social media Tuesday to help find the culprit, hoping neighbors would supply Ring camera footage." (Read More)
Posted May 3, 2021
Oklahoma and US Flags flying on the Oklahoma State Capitol grounds. Credit: KFOR 4
"Over a thousand American flags are now on display at the Oklahoma State Capitol. “Even one flag is too many,” said House majority leader, Rep. Jon Echols. Each flag represents a child who dies of abuse or neglect in America every year." (Read More)
Posted April 13, 2021
Credit: Google Street View
"We recently showed Times readers images culled from Google Street View of 10,000 neighborhoods around the United States. Could readers guess, we wondered, how residents in a given place voted in the 2020 presidential election just by eyeballing a typical street scene?" (Read More)
Posted April 6, 2021
DELANO, CA - MARCH 31: First Lady Dr. Jill Biden participates in a Day of Action at The Forty Acres with the Cesar Chavez Foundation, United Farm Workers, and the UFW Foundation on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 in Delano, CA. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
"It was no "April Fool's Joke" as some users on social media suggested that First Lady Jill Biden stood in front of a flag that resembled a "giant Nazi eagle" during a speech on Wednesday to mark Cesar Chavez Day. The flag in question was actually the United Farm Workers (UFW) union flag. The UFW, which was founded in 1962, is the country's first permanent agricultural labor union." (Read More)
Posted April 2, 2021
The American Flag flying at FlagandBanner.com headquarters. Credit: KARK 4
"This is for anyone for a demonstration anytime something to burn that flag is it’s going to be, it’s going to stop,” Rye said. He says his constituents have echoed the same sentiment and he feels it’s a popular opinion not just here in Arkansas. “It needs to stop and I think the majority of the people in our country wanted to stop,” Rye said. Kerry McCoy is the president of FlagandBanner.com and thinks lawmakers dealing with these types of issues is a waste of time." (Read More)
Posted March 16, 2021
Credit: State of Maine / Maine Flag Company / Public Domain
Left: The original state flag; Right: Maine's current state flag.
"Those hoping to see Maine's early 20th-century state flag replace the state's current flag will have to keep efforting the cause. The Maine House rejected a bill Wednesday that would have replaced the current flag, featuring the state’s seal set against a dark blue background, with the flag that officially represented the state at the beginning of the 20th century, with a green pine tree and blue North Star set against an off-white background." (Read More)
Posted March 12, 2021
Thieves stealing a Thin Blue Flag in Indiana (Fox 59)
"Caught on camera, thieves stealing Thin Blue Line flags from people’s property in Kokomo. One neighbor we spoke with posted about their incident and are hoping police can find out who is responsible. There are still footprints in the snow from where the thieves took off with the flag." (Read More)
Posted February 26, 2021
The Dreamland Ballroom (ARKTIMES)
"Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles and Duke Ellington have all performed in the Dreamland Ballroom at Taborian Hall, which has stood at Little Rock’s West Ninth St. for more than 100 years now. And this weekend, a lineup of local Black performers hits the stage for “The Dreamland Shakedown: A Celebration of Vintage Black Art." (Read More)
Posted February 24, 2021
Flag has vulgar word for President and his supporters (WJRT)
"It can be offensive, but not illegal. A flag is flying high in front of one Bay County home. It features a vulgar word, followed by President Joe Biden’s last name. Bay County law enforcement tells us, several people have complained about it." (Read More)
Posted February 10, 2021
Halifax Elementary School and the Peace Flag (Screenshot of CBS Boston)
"Ten-year-old Charlie Eldridge is in the fifth grade at Halifax Elementary School. Recently his teachers and classmates hung peace flags up on the back walls of their classrooms. Charlie says they hung them as a reminder, “That up there was showing that everyone should have peace and not be rude, mean and just accept people for who they are." (Read More)
Posted February 3, 2021
Screenshot of Lt. Gov. John Fetterman's twitter post
"Flags supporting LGBTQ rights and the legalization of marijuana were removed earlier this week from Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s office, according to wgal.com. The state Department of General Services said it removed the flags because of a provision in a budget bill passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature." (Read More)
Posted January 29, 2021
A farmer covers his face to protect himself from tear gas, during a protest against controversial farm laws introduced by the government, in New Delhi, India, January 26, 2021. (REUTERS/Adnan Abidi)
"Thousands of Indian farmers protesting against agricultural reforms on Tuesday overwhelmed police and stormed into the historic Red Fort complex in New Delhi after tearing down barricades and driving tractors through roadblocks." (Read More)
Posted January 27, 2021
The 40-by-80-foot American flag has flown over Hot Springs since September 2015. Not only was it stolen, but the area was also vandalized overnight. (THV 11)
"A 40-by-80-foot American Flag that has flown over Hot Springs bypass for several years is suddenly gone. Someone stole it overnight and vandalized the area. People making their morning commutes were the ones who noticed it missing." (Read More)
Posted January 22, 2021
Close to 200,000 flags of varying sizes now cover the National Mall ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.
"This inauguration marks a new chapter for the American people — one of healing, of unifying, of coming together, of an America united,” Tony Allen, CEO of the PIC, said in a statement. “It is time to turn the page on this era of division. The inaugural activities will reflect our shared values and serve as a reminder that we are stronger together than we are apart, just as our motto ‘e pluribus unum’ reminds us — out of many, one." (Read More)
Posted January 21, 2021
Herber City, Utah. Image: Allison Phillips Belnap
"Residents of Heber City, Utah, may not see rainbow banners waving along their Main Street during Pride Month, as they have in years past, but they'll soon get an LGBTQ center to call their own." (Read More)
Posted January 13, 2021
Gadsden flags fly at a protest Wednesday at the Capitol. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
"Flown by many protesters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the Gadsden flag has a design that is simple and graphic: a coiled rattlesnake on a yellow field with the text “Don’t Tread On Me.” But that simple design hides some important complexities, both historically and today, as it appears in rallies demanding President Donald Trump be allowed to remain in office." (Read More)
Posted January 7, 2021
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