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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...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee one of 19 Presidential Medal of Freedrom recipients
The Daily Sentinel· 5 days agoOpal Lee, the 97-year-old "grandmother" of Juneteenth, was one of the 19 people who were awarded the...
Flag raisings at Watertown City Hall will end after 3 already approved events
Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMay 6—WATERTOWN — Three groups can raise their flags in front of City Hall for the last time. Organizers of the Juneteenth and LGBTQ Pride celebrations and supporters of Israel ...
Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth· 5 days 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...
Watertown might ban all flag raising events in front of City Hall
Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMay 5—WATERTOWN — Just weeks away from LGBTQ Pride and Juneteenth celebrations, the City Council on Monday night might decide to ban flag raising events in front of City Hall ...
President Joe Biden honors Opal Lee for her mission to ‘make history, not erase it’
Dallas Morning News· 5 days agoBiden hailed Lee’s relentless push to make Juneteenth a national holiday as he conferred the...
Summer program will give Macon students more reading help while out of school. Here’s how
Macon Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 hours ago“I don’t want to see another kid lost in terms of their learning, and this is our time to make sure...
Nicole Beharie Reclaimed Her TV Past for ‘The Morning Show’
Vanity Fair· 3 hours agoIt’s been nearly a decade since Nicole Beharie’s last gig as a TV-series regular—an experience that...
Satchel Paige’s great-nephew recalls fishing buddy, getting a prized heirloom
Birmingham News· 3 days agoAs part of Major League Baseball’s upcoming event at Rickwood Field, AL.com and The Birmingham News...
2 unsolved homicides in Oakland, help sought from public: Police
KTVU via Yahoo News· 4 days agoDaShawn Rhoades of San Francisco. Rhoades was killed in a gang-related shooting in Oakland on ...