Fresh off his naturalization, Ahmed was beaming with pride and enthusiastically waving the American flag — the Betsy Ross American flag. “America is great,” he told National Review.

She refers to herself as the Black Betsy Ross, a reference to the historical figure considered the first person to sew a U.S. flag. It’s fine either way — neither of these titles is official.

U.S. News // 5 years ago Hemp textiles made in U.S. will take time, experts say The U.S. Constitution was written on hemp paper, and Betsy Ross's first American flag was made of hemp, but the road ...