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Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
KDFW via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoFORT WORTH, Texas - The Fort Worth woman known as the grandmother of Juneteenth returned to the White House Friday to receive the Presidential Medal of...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 4 days agoOn that date in 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved...
Biden awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 activists, athletes, politicians and others
Los Angeles Times· 11 hours agoPresident Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people Friday, including civil...
Biden praises Presidential Medal of Freedom winners for promoting 'faith in better tomorrow'
United Press International via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoPresident Joe Biden presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom -- the highest civilian award in the...
Juneteenth organizers in Pittsburgh said everything is set for this year's festivities
CBS News· 4 days agoJuneteenth organizers said everything is set for this year's festivities at Point State Park in...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 4 days agoJuneteenth falls on Wednesday, June 19. A combination of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” the...
Social media backlash prompts Louisville Juneteenth Festival to drop 'Louteenth' name
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 3 days agoMajor fallout on social media forced organizers of a Juneteenth celebration to rethink a...
Biden to award Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ with highest civilian honor
KXAN via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoThe White House announced Opal Lee from Marshall, Texas is one of 19 recipients of the Presidential...
Father Greg Boyle of Homeboy Industries to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
LA Times via AOL· 16 hours agoFather Greg Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries, one of the largest gang intervention programs in...
The history of Memorial Day and when the holiday is observed in 2024
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoDay on the third Monday in January Washington’s Birthday, or Presidents Day, on the third Monday in...
