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Opal Lee to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth· 28 minutes 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 ...
Fort Worth Juneteenth icon Opal Lee awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 4 hours agoLee, 97, is best known for her decades-long campaign to establish Juneteenth as a national holiday....
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,...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 3 days agoTexas was the first to make Juneteenth a state holiday in 1980, but it wasn't until June 17, 2021,...
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...
Fort Worth’s Opal Lee to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 3 hours agoIt is the nation’s highest civilian honor, given to people who have made exemplary contributions to...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAlthough Juneteenth was first celebrated in 1866, it wasn't recognized as a federal holiday until...
President Biden Announces Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom | The White House
The White House· 1 hour agoToday, President Biden named nineteen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The...
Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 politicians, activists, athletes and others
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 hours agoClarence B. Jones says he thought a prankster was on the line when he answered the telephone and...
Juneteenth USA Applauds Biden Administration on Third Anniversary of Federal Juneteenth Holiday
Digital Journal· 4 days agoKnown affectionately as the “Father of Juneteenth,” Edwards’ tireless state by state legislative advocacy and unwavering commitment for almost four decades paved the way for ...