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What Flag is That 06.23.2022
The Detroit Rise Flag. People are putting thought into the symbols that represent their cities, states, nation. More than before there is movement in making sure what we put forth to the world to say, ‘This is who we are,’ accurately portrays us. A vital, exciting place to live should have a good flag. Detroit…
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What Flag Is That 06.22.2022
The Canadian Indigenous Flag. [gelgapota]. The designer, Mulidzas, (Curtis Wilson), of the Wei Wai Kum First Nation near Campbell River, called his now famous creation in 2005 “standing together in support of each other.” The flag with swimming salmon on the sides and orca inside a maple leaf is significant in the wake of discoveries…
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What Flag Is That 06.21.2022
How would you visualize Tolerance? Using photographs which ones would you use. Most of us have hundreds of photos on our phone. Here are a selection from my iCloud demonstrating Tolerance. I could keep going but I will stop there. We are in this thing together. Tolerance leading to love will get us through. How…
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What Flag Is That 06.20.2022
The African American Heritage Flag. Designed by African American artist David Hammons in 1990. Today is a National holiday to commemorate Juneteenth. I continue to learn about the history of fellow Americans. A history that is not taught in our schools, but a history that must be understood and reconciled before we can expect to…
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What Flag Is That 06.19.2022
The flag commentating Juneteenth. Also known as ‘Freedom Day’; ‘Jubilee Day’; ‘Liberation Day’ and ‘Emancipation Day.’ It is the longest running African American Holiday in the country. It has gained the title “America’s Second Independence Day. Two and a half years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation and some time after the Civil War…
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The story and meaning behind the Juneteenth flag – Vox
Juneteenth flag creator Ben Haith shares the backstory and inspiration for his design. — Read on www.vox.com/the-highlight/23150078/the-juneteenth-flag-explained
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What Flag Is That 08.31.2022
When we lived inMetro Detroit we discovered the most exciting sports team in the ‘Motor City’. The Detroit City Football Club (DCFC). DCFC is part of the Independent Soccer League and is old fashioned, European style ‘football’ (Soccer to us Americans.) The stadium, Kenworth field in Hamtramck, is a traditional wooden stands, real grass, raucous…
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What Flag Is That 06.17.2022
An excellent example of the process of flag redesign: ‘The Peoples Milwaukee Flag’. Individuals decided that the flag of the city of Milwaukee needed a radical ‘do-over’. They went about designing a modern good flag for the city. In 1954 the city adopted the city flag. They threw everything they could think of onto a…
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What Flag Is That 06.16.2022
The Argentine Republic (Argentina). The country in South America that shares the Southern Cone of SA with Chile. It also claims sovereignty over part of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, and a few other islands. It’s name is not from Spanish, but was originally from the Italian for ‘made of silver.’ The flag is a simple,…
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What Flag Is That 06.15.2022
The State flag of New Jersey. The mid-Atlantic state that was one of the original 13 colonies to rebel against the crown. So much of the Revolutionary War was fought in New Jersey it became known as ‘The Cross Roads of The Revolution’. The Host Nation people who lived there were the Lenape before they…
