The meaning behind the Juneteenth flag

The president of Milwaukee’s Juneteenth celebration, Tony Kearney, embraces several flags that all bring him great pride.

“I’m a veteran. When I’m wearing the American flag, I’m very, very proud of that flag. Every time I salute it because I’m proud,” said Kearney, who’s also executive director of Northcott Neighborhood House, Inc.

Kearney celebrates the Pan-African flag, which he says represents people of African descent, no matter where they are in the world. And he also flies the Juneteenth flag, only just created in 1997.

“For us, we need our own flag,” said Kearney. “I’m proud of the Juneteenth flag as well because it represents people of African descent here in America.”

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