Some of Trump's executive orders have an immediate policy impact. Others are more symbolic. Some already are being challenged ...

Opal Lee, the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," called for unity and hope in a letter to President Trump on his inauguration day, which coincided with Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Monday commemorates the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This year, the holiday coincides with Trump’s ...

At least 28 governors have now ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day, raising flags before the end of ...

Mentoring and pouring back into black professionals is one of the best feelings, because I know I'm contributing to the necessary growth of representation of black people in sports and in ...

Jan. 15, 1986: Opal Lee, right, and Brenda Polk carry a painted banner of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. during a ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau ) - Political flags could be banned from government buildings across Florida by this summer. State lawmakers are considering a bill that would ...

When Trump takes the oath of office, he’ll be the first to do so while U.S. flags are lowered. The closest it ever happened was in 1973, when then-President Richard Nixon ordered flags lowered ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The flag flies at half-staff for the late President Jimmy Carter at the White House, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024 ...

The flags are displayed around Memorial Day, Flag Day and Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day and Veterans Day. Flags also are placed on the grounds of Prairie Land Heritage Museum during ...

Trump said. "In any event, because of the death of President Jimmy Carter, the Flag may, for the first time ever during an Inauguration of a future President, be at half mast. Nobody wants to see ...