06/19/2026
HAPPY JUNETEENTH!!!!! I’m going to be celebrating this sacred wonderful holiday big this weekend!
To celebrate personally I made Black American Heritage Flag earrings! I have always thought this flag was so beautiful and elegant.
The Black American Heritage Flag was designed by
Melvin Charles an Gleason T. Jackson and was adopted in the 60s.
Here is what Melvin Charles had to say about the design: The gold-colored blunted sword represent "the feeling of having pride and also knowing, when you have a blunted sword, when you blunt it you learn to curdle the earth," he continued, "the wreath, which we also had in the color gold" symbolized peace, prosperity, and everlasting life. Red was chosen to represent the "rich blood we shed for freedom, justice, and human dignity, and the color black was for the pride in our pigmentation.