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I Interviewed The Grandmother Of Juneteenth, Ms. Opal Lee, And Here's What She Had To Say About...
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTo be honest, I hadn't heard of Juneteenth before a few years ago. When I was young, in the early...
This 96-Year-Old Activist Helped Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Biography via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOpal Lee earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2022 for her part in creating the Juneteenth...
Meet Opal Lee, the 'grandmother of the movement' to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWhen President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of...
'Grandmother of Juneteenth' honored with portrait in Texas Senate
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor the first time in more than 40 years, a new portrait will hang in the Texas Senate as Opal Lee,...
Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
KDFW via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoFORT WORTH, Texas - The Fort Worth woman known as the grandmother of Juneteenth returned to the White House Friday to receive the Presidential Medal of...
Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoIn a packed East Room, President Biden calls the class of recipients ‘incredible people’ whose...