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After social media debate, Louisville Juneteenth Festival returns to its original name
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 7 days agoA rebranding of one of Louisville’s coveted Juneteenth celebrations sparked a social media debate...
Opal Lee, the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Honored With the Presidential Medal of Freedom
BET.com· 4 days agoOpal Lee, who is known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” has been recognized with the nation's...
UAPB to host inaugural Juneteenth in the Bluff: Arts & Culture Festival
KATV Little Rock· 2 days agoOn June 14 from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) is set to host...
Why You Need to Spend Juneteenth in the Birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement
Thrillist Food & Drink· 7 days agoAs the site of some of the most significant moments of the Civil Rights Movement, you’d be remiss...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WSB Radio· 4 days agoNineteen people were awarded the highest civilian honor in the country.
Steelers to hold hiring event for training camp personnel
WPXI via Yahoo Sports· 6 days ago...News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW TRENDING NOW: 11 Investigates Exclusive: Black...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WFTV 9 Orlando· 5 days agoPresident Joe Biden will be awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 people on Friday. “The...
President Joe Biden honors Opal Lee for her mission to ‘make history, not erase it’
Dallas Morning News· 4 days agoBiden hailed Lee’s relentless push to make Juneteenth a national holiday as he conferred the...
Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
Fox local via AOL· 5 days 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...
Alabama bill proposes workers choose between celebrating Juneteenth or Confederate president
The Daily Dot· 7 days agoH.B. 4, passed by Alabama’s state House of Representatives earlier this month, would allow ...