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‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
FOX30 / CBS47 Jacksonville· 34 minutes agoPresident Joe Biden will be awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 people on Friday. The...
What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoPresident Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law on June 17, 2021,...
Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 2 hours ago"These nineteen Americans built teams, coalitions, movements, organizations, and businesses that...
Opal Lee, grandmother of Juneteenth, to be honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Dallas Morning News· 1 hour agoOpal Lee, known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” will be awarded the Presidential Medal of...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 3 days agoJuneteenth has traditionally been celebrated with activities like attending parades, organizing...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
The Today Show via AOL· 3 days agoYou can also sprinkle in a few Juneteenth quotes for good measure. Watch and read stories that...
Fort Worth’s Opal Lee to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 5 hours agoIt is the nation’s highest civilian honor, given to people who have made exemplary contributions to...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThough it's been observed for more than 150 years, Juneteenth wasn't an official designation until...
Opal Lee to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth· 2 hours agoThe first walls are up at the site of Opal Lee's new home in Fort Worth. It's an effort to write a wrong of the past for a woman known as the grandmother of Juneteenth. FORT ...
Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 politicians, activists, athletes and others
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 hours agoClarence B. Jones says he thought a prankster was on the line when he answered the telephone and...