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)