Black History Month, a celebration of Black history, culture and education, kicks off on Feb. 1. Historian and author Carter ...

Some U.S. state flags were ordered to be raised during Donald Trump's swearing-in, while others will remain at half-staff for ...

First codified in 1923 by, I shit you not, the National Americanism Commission, the Flag Code was officially written into law ...

At President Biden’s inauguration in 2021, nearly 200,000 American flags filled the National Mall. Visitors were invited to ...

symbolism and usage of flags.) Matthew Ward is a senior lecturer in history at the University of Dundee in Scotland. He notes that the American flag is distinctively powerful and seems to be ...

Marco Rubio has wisely reinstated the State Department's One Flag Policy, which bars U.S. embassies from flying anything but ...

Trump's admin issued an order banning flags other than the American flag from flying at government buildings. AP Photo/Julio Cortez The promised return of “common sense” to America will have ...

More recently, VERIFY reader Janet and a poster on Reddit asked if it was illegal to fly an American flag upside down. Flying the American flag upside down, barring an emergency, goes against the ...

Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to ... and Consulates in Brazil flew a Black Lives Matter flag to celebrate Black history month in 2022. The White House also draped Pride ...