Poynter stresses that he’s not an expert; he’s just a normal guy running with a flag through a public park who stumbled upon a bizarre niche that allows him to live the life he’s always dreamed.

(MENAFN) Belgian lawmakers on Friday demanded the Israeli flag be taken down from Antwerp’s city hall, arguing its presence is inappropriate during Israel’s ongoing military offensive in Gaza.

The first official Juneteenth flag-raising ceremony was held in the year 2000 in Boston’s Roxbury Heritage Park. Today, flag-raising is one of many ways the holiday is observed.