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Marshall native, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' gets Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Marshall News Messenger· 17 hours agoThe White House said the recipients are “exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or...
Oldest Juneteenth Organization Acknowledges White House for Recognizing Representative Al Edwards...
Digital Journal· 5 days agoElected to the Texas State Legislature in 1979, Edwards authored and championed the bill that established Juneteenth as a state holiday in Texas. His vision ...
Opal Lee, “grandmother of Juneteenth,” receives honorary doctorate degree from SMU
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 1 day agoShe attended the signing ceremony at the White House in 2021 when Biden made Juneteenth a federal ...
Confederate Memorial Day in SC: What to know about 'holiday,' current status of Juneteenth
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIs Juneteenth an official state holiday in SC? In 2022, S.C. senators approved a bill giving state...
Longtime organizer of Juneteenth celebration in Pittsburgh raises concerns about city-sponsored ...
CBS News· 3 days agoPittsburgh has picked the organizer it wants to run this year's city-sponsored Juneteenth...
Opal Lee receives honorary doctorate degree from SMU
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 11 hours agoLee is a civil rights icon who championed Juneteenth awareness, an informal Texas holiday celebrated since Reconstruction recognizing the day in 1865,...
50 Juneteenth Quotes to Celebrate Black Culture, History and Freedom
PureWow via AOL· 4 days agoOn June 19, 1865, Texas became the last state to finally enforce the law. Since then, Juneteenth is...
Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, reflects on life of activism, community
Dallas Morning News· 2 days agoAn intimate crowd gathered at Southern Methodist University on Thursday to hear from Opal Lee, known...
Salisbury-Rowan NAACP to hold weeklong "Juneteenth Celebration" - Salisbury Post
The Salisbury Post· 5 days agoJuneteenth, the day that acknowledges the end of slavery, became an official federal holiday in 2021. To honor this occasion, for the second year in a row ...
The Reason Behind Red Juneteenth Foods and Drinks Isn't So Straight Foward
Good Housekeeping· 3 days agoEach year as June 19 rolls around, families, neighbors and communities across the country will come...