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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...
Biden awards Medal of Freedom to 19 people including Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore and Michelle Yeoh
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 hours ago...Jones, the activist and lawyer who helped draft the late Rev Dr Martin Luther King’s “I Have a...
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...
7-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Katie Ledecky Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
People via Yahoo Sports· 4 hours agoDonald Miralle /Sports Illustrated...
7-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Katie Ledecky Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
People Magazine· 4 hours agoKatie Ledecky has a Presidential Medal of Freedom! The Olympian, 27, — who is the most decorated...
Biden awards the Medal of Freedom to Nancy Pelosi, Medgar Evers, Michelle Yeoh and 15 others
WUSA 9 Washington, D.C.· 3 hours agoPresident Joe Biden on Friday bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people, including...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
AOL· 4 days agoOn that date in 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved people across the state that they were free. To commemorate the end of slavery, a new holiday was ...
Jim Thorpe, the World’s Greatest Athlete, Posthumously Honored with the Presidential Medal of...
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoLegendary athlete Jim Thorpe (Sac and Fox/Potawatomi) is among the 19 Presidential Medal of Freedom...
Nancy Pelosi, John Kerry, other Biden allies awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
Fox News· 7 hours agoPresident Biden awarded 19 individuals with the United States' highest civilian award, the...
Rochester 2024 Juneteenth Festival plans announced
WROC Rochester· 3 days agoROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — “From 1964 to 2024: 60 years in the Fight for Justice in Rochester” is the theme for the 2024 Juneteenth Festival. The Greater...