Dance group Muve Co. and waltzing couple Trish Drake and Mike Spencer were the big winners at the 2026 Dancing Into Dreamland, the 15th annual dance contest and fundraiser hosted by Friends of Dreamland on a rainy Valentine's evening at the Dreamland ballroom on Historic West Ninth Street in Little Rock. (Read More)

Today, the Problem Solvers Caucus announced its endorsement of the Honor and Remember Flag Recognition Act (H.R.1363), bipartisan legislation to designate the Honor and Remember Flag as a national symbol.

Created by George Lutz after his son was killed while serving in Iraq, the Honor and Remember Flag honors members of the armed forces who were killed in the line of duty. While it has been adopted as an official symbol in 29 states and embraced by Gold Star families across the country, it has never been recognized federally. (Read More)

New York City officials re-raise the Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, on Feb. 12, 2026. (Timothy Clary, AFP)

The Trump administration was sued Tuesday over the abrupt removal of the Pride rainbow flag last week from the Stonewall National Monument in New York City, at the site of the 1969 uprising that ignited the gay rights movement in the United States. 

The lawsuit, filed by a group of LGBTQ+ advocates and a Greenwich Village community group, said the federal government claimed that Department of the Interior rules bar the flying of anything but the U.S. flags, DOI flags, and the POW/MIA flags in national parks. (Read More)

St. Louis City SC recently notified fan groups that some displays used in supporter sections in the past, specifically Black Lives Matter flags and a “Love Always Wins” transgender-rights banner, will be restricted during home matches this season.

Team officials communicated this to representatives of several supporter groups during a season kickoff meeting held last Wednesday, according to members of those groups. (Read More)

A new bill introduced in the West Virginia House would require retailers selling American flags to only offer flags manufactured in the United States.

House Bill 5594, introduced Monday by Delegate Kayla Young by request, would prohibit any retailer from selling imported American flags in the state. (Read More)

If Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer gets his way, the Pride flag will be a permanent part of the Stonewall National Monument, the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ movement.

Last week, local leaders and activists defiantly re-raised the flag, after the federal government took it down.

New York's senior senator said Sunday he will propose legislation that would protect the Pride flag from being moved for generations to come. (Read More)

A massive American flag that draped over former President Abraham Lincoln’s casket following his assassination was unveiled at Keens Steakhouse Thursday.
(Tamara Beckwith, NY Post)

A one-of-its-kind flag that draped former President Abraham Lincoln’s casket during his funeral procession has found a new home in the Big Apple — at a Midtown steakhouse.

Keens Steakhouse, the 141-year-old white tablecloth joint known for its extensive collection of Americana memorabilia, unveiled the gargantuan, half-million dollar auction find during a private unveiling ceremony Thursday. (Read More)

The Trump administration won’t be conceding to the demands of LGBTQ New Yorkers who want to see a Pride rainbow flag fly above the Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village, with the federal Department of the Interior claiming it won’t allow any exceptions to the existing rules.

Word of the federal government’s line in the sand over its new rules that only U.S. flags can fly over monuments cared for by the National Parks Service came as scores of queer couples traveled to the monument on Valentine’s Day to celebrate the holiday and ensure their love won’t be stamped out. (Read More)

Fans hold a Greenland flag before a men's ice hockey game between United States and Denmark at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 14, 2026. (Petr David Josek, AP)

Two fans who raised a flag of Greenland as the United States played Denmark in men’s hockey at the Winter Olympics on Saturday in Milan say they did so as a gesture of European support for the island and for Denmark.

Vita Kalniņa and her husband, Alexander Kalniņš — fans of the Latvian hockey team who live in Germany — held up a large red and white Greenland flag during warmups and again when the Danish team scored the opening goal of the preliminary round game against the U.S., which ultimately beat Denmark 6-3. (Read More)

On Valentine's Day evening, February 14, 2026, ticket holders to the annual "Dancing into Dreamland" fundraiser will be the first to step inside Dreamland Lounge, the highly anticipated cocktail and coffee lounge taking shape on the first floor of Little Rock's historic Taborian Hall.

From 6:00 to 7:30 PM, guests attending the black-tie ballroom competition and fundraiser will have exclusive access to preview the lounge before doors open for the main event at 7:00 PM. This marks the first time the public will see the space that's been generating buzz since October 2025, when a century-old art deco bar from Cicero, Illinois (with ties to the Al Capone era) was installed as the lounge's centerpiece. (Read More)

A rainbow pride flag has been removed from the Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village, N.Y., because of a directive from the Trump Administration. (Luiz C. Ribeiro and Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News/Tribune News Service)

New York officials plan to re-raise a rainbow Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan after the Trump Administration removed it in recent days from the site known for kickstarting the modern LGBT rights movement.

Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal, an openly gay Democrat, posted a video on X on Tuesday evening, showing where the flag was supposed to be and saying, “Our community is not going to stand by idly as the Trump Administration tries to erase our history.” Hoylman-Sigal said that he and other officials would reinstall the flag at the monument at 4 p.m. Thursday. (Read More)

People walk past the Stonewall National Monument in New York City on February 10, 2026. (Eduardo Munoz, Reuters)

The Trump administration has removed an LGBTQ Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in New York City, the United States’ first national monument to LGBTQ rights, following a directive restricting what kinds of flags can be flown on National Park sites.

The removal is the latest change to the monument, as the administration moves to alter what is on display at national parks across the country and impose President Donald Trump’s views on other US cultural and historical institutions. (Read More)

Bad Bunny performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl on Feb. 8, 2026. (Mark J. Terrill, AP Photo)

Bad Bunny’s performance during the Super Bowl LX was full of tributes and nods to Puerto Rico and Latin culture – some more obvious than others.

If you were focused on his singing – or distracted by the real-life wedding that took place – you may not have noticed there were two versions of the Puerto Rican flag that made in appearance. (Read More)

Is a viral image showing Bad Bunny burning a flag while preparing for the Super Bowl halftime show real? No, that's not true: The image, featuring the singer wearing a white, blue and pink striped dress and lighting an American flag on fire using a lighter, first appeared on a Facebook account that says it publishes satire. It also contained a SynthID watermark, indicating it had been generated using artificial intelligence. (Read More)

Canada opened a consulate in Nuuk on Friday, signaling support for Greenlanders rattled by President Donald Trump’s sovereignty threats while trying to avoid a fight with Washington.

The mission was in motion well before Trump’s saber-rattling. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand called it key to Canada’s Arctic strategy as Ottawa tries to manage its relationship with the U.S. ahead of looming trade talks. (Read More)

Maryland Governor Wes Moore and the state flag. (Getty)

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore moved Thursday night to tamp down backlash over remarks calling the state flag a “contradiction,” responding on social media after Spotlight on Maryland pressed his office to clarify whether he believes the flag’s Confederate and Union symbolism calls for change.

While discussing his effort to engage Maryland in a national mid-decade congressional redistricting battle, Moore brought up the state flag and its history during a podcast last week. (Read More)

(Photo: Anton Treuer)

Activists in Minnesota took inspiration from Joe Rosenthal’s iconic Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima photograph by raising the Minnesota state flag.

A short clip posted by Anton Treuer, shows an impressively faithful recreation of Rosenthal’s photo, which was taken atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the final stages of the Pacific War.

Just like Rosenthal’s photo, there are six people raising the Minnesota flag, and they’re even arranged in a similar fashion to the original taken in 1945.

Unsurprisingly, given the tense situation in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St Paul, there was a strong reaction online, particularly on X where Treuer has apparently removed his original post. (Read More)

In 1918 the African American community established Taborian Hall as an anchor for the West 9th Street corridor, central to Black culture and business in Little Rock. Mid-century land acquisition for the further construction of I-630 created decline in the area; the hall lay in disrepair until the McCoy family discovered the structure in 1990 and refurbished the space as Dreamland Ballroom. Today, Kerry McCoy joins with Ernest Banks in a unique collaboration to remember this beloved legacy + reimagine its present purpose. They will welcome guests to Dancing into Dreamland for an evening of fellowship and fun... (Read More)

A massive campaign is underway to install a permanent, towering American flag at Ground Zero. (Henry Public Relations)

A massive campaign is under way to install a permanent towering American flag over the heart of Ground Zero — with the help of TV’s “The Fixer’’ billionaire Marcus Lemonis.

The erecting of the giant flagpole featuring “Old Glory” would mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks in Lower Manhattan this year as well as the 250th birthday of the United States. (Read More)

A pride flag flies in front of Boise City Hall, just blocks from the Idaho Capitol. (Erika Bolstad, Stateline)

An Idaho Republican lawmaker tweaked his bill that aims to punish the city of Boise for flying the LGBTQ+ pride flag.

In a new version of the bill, Rep. Ted Hill, an Eagle Republican, proposed closing a workaround to the Legislature’s recent law that banned state and local government entities from flying flags that aren’t on the Legislature’s pre-approved list, which largely includes official flags of domestic government or the U.S. military. (Read More)

World War II and U.S. Army veteran Herb Maneloveg celebrates his 101st birthday at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. (Disney)

The "happiest place on Earth" just got even more magical for one guest celebrating his birthday.

Walt Disney World Resort celebrated World War II veteran Herb Maneloveg’s 101st birthday during a special flag retreat ceremony at the park’s Magic Kingdom, Jan. 25, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Read More)

"Shrek the Musical" at the PACE Center. (Tracy Doty Photography)

A creative choice to feature a Pride flag in “Shrek the Musical” at Parker’s PACE Center has ignited controversy, prompting complaints, sponsor backlash and a public stand by the cast.

In its third week of shows at the Parker Arts-managed PACE Center venue in Parker, "Shrek the Musical" is a hit, especially for director Kelly McAllister.

“People love it. It is an awesome, awesome show,” he exclaimed. (Read More)

Maxi Schafroth tried to raise the flag near the cultural centre in Nuuk but was confronted by passersby. (Ina Fassbender, Getty Images)

The mayor of Greenland’s capital has called on media professionals and content creators to act responsibly after a German comedian’s failed attempt to hoist the US flag.

Maxi Schafroth, 41, a Bavarian comic, tried to run up the Stars and Stripes on a flagpole near the cultural centre in Nuuk but was confronted by angry passersby. (Read More)

A growing number of Danish flags are placed in front of the US Embassy, January 28, 2026 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Martin Sylvest Andersen, Getty Images)

The U.S. Embassy in Denmark on Tuesday removed 44 Danish flags honoring each of the Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan that had been placed in planters outside the building -- drawing further outrage from the country’s veterans following comments President Donald Trump made last week dismissing the country's contributions to the war in Afghanistan. 

But the removal of the flags by the embassy was not intended to be malicious, said a State Department spokesperson who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive information. And the flags -- which were placed there by activists Tuesday morning -- have since been replaced, the spokesperson said. (Read More)

U.S President Donald Trump has posted an A.I.-generated image of a map showing the American flag over multiple countries, including Canada, Greenland and Venezuela (City News)

U.S. President Donald Trump is continuing to talk about taking over Greenland as he heads to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum, where he is scheduled to speak on Wednesday and meet with other world leaders. 

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said Trump’s tariff threat on European countries opposed to a Greenlandic takeover are “a mistake” and bring up questions of the president’s trustworthiness after promises last year not to impose further tariffs on EU nations. (Read More)

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A US flag was burned and American companies targeted for vandalism at an anti-World Economic Forum protest in Zurich ahead of Donald Trump's visit to Davos.

On Monday evening, a permitted demonstration against the forum turned violent as protesters smashed shop windows of US companies and spray painted several buildings. (Read More)

The S.C. State University flag flies above the Statehouse dome on Jan. 19, 2026, in honor of the Bulldogs’ 2025 national football championship. (Crush Rush, Post and Courier)

More than two decades ago, the South Carolina NAACP started King Day at the Dome as a protest calling for the removal of the Confederate flag from the Statehouse.

This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the event took on a new historical significance: the S.C. State University flag flew atop the dome for the first time, honoring the state’s flagship HBCU and celebrating the Bulldogs’ 2025 HBCU national championship in football. It was the first time the flag of a historically Black college or university flew on the state’s most prominent flagpole. (Read More)

Now you know what Philly's official city flag looks like. Photo courtesy of Partners For Civic Pride (City of Philadelphia)

Philadelphia dropped the ball on either showcasing its 131-year-old city flag or overhauling it entirely ahead of our big 2026 moment. (Read More)

Pamela Whitaker paints a section of the new mural on W. 9th St. in Little Rock during the Community Connectors Workshop on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (Staci Vandagriff, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

Unless there’s an event at The Hall or the Dreamland Ballroom, West Ninth Street in Little Rock is typically pretty empty, devoid of drivers and pedestrians.

But it hasn’t always been that way.

Before the construction of Interstate 630, which led to the destruction and blight of part of West Ninth Street, the area was home to a bustling Black commerce and entertainment hub. Through a $25,000 grant from Smart Growth America, a nonprofit working to create “healthy, prosperous, and resilient places to live for all people,” the city of Little Rock and advocacy groups StudioMAIN and Our Little Rock are reimagining a historic segment of West Ninth Street. (Read More)

The Arkansas Festival Ballet presented a fundraising event on Sunday, December 7, 2025 at The Dreamland Ballroom in Little Rock, Arkansas. The dance included excerpts from the Nutcracker Ballet and featured student ballerinas. 

(Photo credit: Arielle Robinson)

Ernest Banks wore an orange vest as he stood multiple feet in front of the State Street bridge, his body facing the historic Dreamland Ballroom just across the street. The weather was cold and gloomy, and Banks led a group of five people in a survey of West Ninth Street and some of its intersecting streets. (Read More)

U.S. Space Force logo

Governor Kay Ivey has ordered that the United States Space Force flag be flown at all Alabama rest areas and welcome centers from December 17 through December 23, 2025, to honor the branch’s sixth birthday in a “weeklong, statewide show of support.” (Read More)

Calgary city hall. (Ose Irete, CBC)

A motion to end the practice of raising the flags of other nations at Calgary city hall narrowly passed during Monday’s council meeting.

The motion to amend the city’s existing flag policy was put forward by Ward 13 Coun. Dan McLean, who said its intention was to end the sowing of division and bring council’s focus back to delivering services for Calgarians. (Read More)