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‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WSB Radio· 7 hours agoNineteen people were awarded the highest civilian honor in the country.
What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJune 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved people...
President Joe Biden honors Opal Lee for her mission to ‘make history, not erase it’
Dallas Morning News· 7 hours agoOpal Lee grinned and pumped her arms in excitement Friday after President Joe Biden draped the...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA portmanteau of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” the annual federal holiday recognizes the end of...
“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 19 hours agoDr. Opal Lee will add a new accomplishment to her resume Friday when she is awarded the Presidential...
About This Alabama Bill To Make Workers Choose Between Celebrating Juneteenth OR Jefferson Davis’...
Black America Web· 1 day agoFor all of the boasting the GOP has done lately about making marginal progress in attracting Black...
How Lincoln dealt with depression and found greatness
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhat do you credit President Lincoln with accomplishing? President Lincoln consistently ranks in...
Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 20 hours agoOpal Lee has long made headlines in North Texas, and throughout the country. This time, she's being...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAlthough President Abraham Lincoln ended slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, many...
Biden to award Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ with highest civilian honor
KXAN via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoThe White House announced Opal Lee from Marshall, Texas is one of 19 recipients of the Presidential...