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Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth· 1 day agoFort Worth's Opal Lee, also known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth, was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom on May 3, 2024. FORT WORTH, Texas - 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· 5 days agoJuneteenth falls on Wednesday, June 19. A combination of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” the...
Alabama bill proposes workers choose between celebrating Juneteenth or Confederate president
The Daily Dot· 4 days agoH.B. 4, passed by Alabama’s state House of Representatives earlier this month, would allow ...
About This Alabama Bill To Make Workers Choose Between Celebrating Juneteenth OR Jefferson Davis’...
Black America Web· 2 days agoTake, for example, an Alabama House bill that would give state employees the option of either...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WHIO-TV 7 Dayton· 1 day agoPresident Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 people on Friday. The medal is...
Social media backlash prompts Louisville Juneteenth Festival to drop 'Louteenth' name
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 4 days agoMajor fallout on social media forced organizers of a Juneteenth celebration to rethink a...
Fort Worth Juneteenth icon Opal Lee awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 2 days agoLee, 97, is best known for her decades-long campaign to establish Juneteenth as a national holiday....
The history of Memorial Day and when the holiday is observed in 2024
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoDay on the third Monday in January Washington’s Birthday, or Presidents Day, on the third Monday in...
Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
Fox local via AOL· 1 day 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...