NEWBURGH – February is Black History Month and for the sixth year the City of Newburgh kicked it off with the raising of the Pan-African flag.
The red, black and green flag was raised on the flagpole at the foot of Broadway on a cold, windy Sunday, February 1 and it took its place under the American flag and MIA-POW flag.
The raising of the Pan African flag in Newburgh was the brainchild of City Councilman Omari Shakur.
Mayor Torrance Harvey and a number of council members and city residents were on hand to cheer as the flag was raised.
The Pan African flag was created in 1920 as a sign of black pride in response to racism at the time.
Communities across the Hudson Valley/Catskills region will hold events during the month to celebrate African-American history and the countless achievements made by people of color over the generations.
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