It’s time that we empower Indigenous voices and Black voices in art.” [ Stage is set for theater’s new efforts ] History was the underpinning for many of the projects awarded grant money.

It was on July 9, 1927, almost a hundred years ago, that Benny Benson ran the very first Alaska flag up a flagpole. He was ...

A state of Alaska flag flies outside the Atwood Building in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, March 11, 2022. The state has issued a corrected birth certificate for Benny Benson, the teenager ...

In 1959, 32 years after Benny won the contest, Alaska became our 49th state, and his flag has waved proudly ever since. A memorial to Benny Benson shows his design for Alaska’s flag in 1827, 32 ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state of Alaska has issued a corrected birth certificate for the teenage designer of the Alaska flag, after researchers who were looking into his heritage found records ...

A neglected site where the Alaska territorial flag was designed, sewn and first flown will be demolished despite last-minute efforts by Alaskans and a preservation group to save it. The Seward ...