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Opal Lee, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth,' receives honorary degree from SMU
Gannett via AOL· 4 hours agoHer annual grassroots campaign and the accompanying march to Washington, D.C., were pivotal in the declaration of Juneteenth as a national holiday in 2021
Oldest Juneteenth Organization Acknowledges White House for Recognizing Representative Al Edwards...
Digital Journal· 5 days agoHis efforts culminated in the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act of 2021, a testament to his decades-long campaign. While Edwards passed away in April ...
Marshall native, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' gets Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Marshall News Messenger· 1 day agoPresident Joe Biden on May 3 bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people, including...
Salisbury-Rowan NAACP to hold weeklong "Juneteenth Celebration" - Salisbury Post
The Salisbury Post· 6 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 ...
Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, reflects on life of activism, community
Dallas Morning News· 3 days agoAn intimate crowd gathered at Southern Methodist University on Thursday to hear from Opal Lee, known...
The Reason Behind Red Juneteenth Foods and Drinks Isn't So Straight Foward
Good Housekeeping· 4 days agoEach year as June 19 rolls around, families, neighbors and communities across the country will come...
Emancipation celebration that pre-dates Juneteenth continues in Columbus - Home - WCBI TV | Telling...
WCBI Columbus· 5 days agoMost people associate the Emancipation of former slaves with Juneteenth, especially since it was...
MassLive wants your suggestions for Black leaders to celebrate during Juneteenth
The Republican· 5 days agoWhile the date of June 19, 1865, has been remembered and commemorated as Juneteenth, it didn’t...
Juneteenth icon Opal Lee receives SMU honorary doctorate
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 2 days agoCivil rights icon Opal Lee received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from SMU at the university’s May 11 commencement ceremony.
Confederate Memorial Day in SC: What to know about 'holiday,' current status of Juneteenth
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth was first declared a federal holiday by President Joe Biden in 2021. Despite this, it is...