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Biden to award Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ with highest civilian honor
KXAN via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe White House announced Opal Lee from Marshall, Texas is one of 19 recipients of the Presidential...
Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
theGrio via AOL· 2 days agoIn a packed East Room, President Biden calls the class of recipients ‘incredible people’ whose...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WFTV 9 Orlando· 3 days agoLee petitioned to have Juneteenth a federal holiday, which happened in 2021 and marks the day, June...
President Joe Biden honors Opal Lee for her mission to ‘make history, not erase it’
Dallas Morning News· 3 days agoBiden hailed Lee’s relentless push to make Juneteenth a national holiday as he conferred the...
Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
KDFW via Yahoo News· 3 days ago"The first person I handed the pen to was Ms. Opal Lee...Biden during the ceremony. Since then, Lee has continued her annual walk to celebrate Juneteenth...
Opal Lee, the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Honored With the Presidential Medal of Freedom
BET.com· 3 days agoOpal Lee, who is known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” has been recognized with the nation's...
Biden awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 activists, athletes, politicians and others
Los Angeles Times· 3 days agoPresident Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people Friday, including civil...
Marshall native among recipients of this year's Presidential Medal of Freedom
KTBS Shreveport· 3 days agoLee is an educator and activist known for her efforts to make Juneteenth a federally recognized ...
Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth· 3 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...
Biden awards Medal of Freedom to 19 people including Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore and Michelle Yeoh
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 days ago...activist and lawyer who helped draft the late Rev Dr Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream”...
