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Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 6 days agoOpal Lee has long made headlines in North Texas, and throughout the country. This time, she's being...
Inside Biden's Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
theGrio· 5 days agoThe “Grandmother of Juneteenth” and the man who contributed to parts of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s...
Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIn a packed East Room, President Biden calls the class of recipients ‘incredible people’ whose...
Fort Worth Juneteenth icon Opal Lee awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 6 days agoLee, 97, is best known for her decades-long campaign to establish Juneteenth as a national holiday....
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WSB Radio· 6 days agoNineteen people were awarded the highest civilian honor in the country.
Fort Worth’s Opal Lee to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 6 days agoDr. Opal Lee will add a new accomplishment to her resume Friday when she is awarded the Presidential...
Guest Spot: The entire North Fork should celebrate Juneteenth - The Suffolk Times
The Suffolk Times· 5 days agoObserved on June 19, Juneteenth marks the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. It commemorates the day in 1865 when Union Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston ...
Biden to award Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ with highest civilian honor
KXAN via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe White House announced Opal Lee from Marshall, Texas is one of 19 recipients of the Presidential...
Discard the principle vs. compromise distinction
Stars and Stripes· 2 days agoOne of the most basic conflicts in politics, and in life in general, is whether to stand by your principles or be open to compromise. Woodrow Wilson is...
President Joe Biden honors Opal Lee for her mission to ‘make history, not erase it’
Dallas Morning News· 6 days agoOpal Lee grinned and pumped her arms in excitement Friday after President Joe Biden draped the...