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About This Alabama Bill To Make Workers Choose Between Celebrating Juneteenth OR Jefferson Davis’...
Black America Web· 6 days agoTake, for example, an Alabama House bill that would give state employees the option of either...
“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 5 days agoIt is the nation’s highest civilian honor, given to people who have made exemplary contributions to...
Juneteenth Film Festival Returns to Kansas City | EURweb
EURweb· 1 day agoAll films will be screened at the Screenland Armour Theater in North Kansas City. Curated by...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee of Texas honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Denton Record-Chronicle· 5 days agoLee, a Fort Worth activist, is known for her long and successful effort to have Juneteenth...
Fort Worth Juneteenth icon Opal Lee awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 5 days agoLee, 97, is best known for her decades-long campaign to establish Juneteenth as a national holiday....
Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 5 days ago"These nineteen Americans built teams, coalitions, movements, organizations, and businesses that...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ honored
The Columbian· 4 days agoOpal Lee, known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, White House...
Guest Spot: The entire North Fork should celebrate Juneteenth - The Suffolk Times
The Suffolk Times· 4 days agoAs the gentle breeze of June flows through the North Fork, it brings with it a reminder of a significant moment in American history, Juneteenth. Observed on June 19,
The history of Memorial Day and when the holiday is observed in 2024
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIn 1972, Memorial Day was declared a national holiday by an act of Congress, the Uniform Monday ...
Inside Biden's Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
theGrio· 4 days agoMartin Luther King Jr.’s most famous speech received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from...