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“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 5 hours agoDr. Opal Lee will add a new accomplishment to her resume Friday when she is awarded the Presidential...
What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJune 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved people...
How Lincoln dealt with depression and found greatness
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoWhat do you credit President Lincoln with accomplishing? President Lincoln consistently ranks in...
Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 6 hours agoOpal Lee has long made headlines in North Texas, and throughout the country. This time, she's being...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WSB Radio· 1 hour agoPresident Joe Biden will be awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 people on Friday. The...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA portmanteau of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” the annual federal holiday recognizes the end of...
Biden to award Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ with highest civilian honor
KXAN via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThe White House announced Opal Lee from Marshall, Texas is one of 19 recipients of the Presidential...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
The Today Show via AOL· 3 days agoAlthough President Abraham Lincoln ended slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, many...
Fort Worth Juneteenth icon Opal Lee awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 9 hours agoLee, 97, is best known for her decades-long campaign to establish Juneteenth as a national holiday....
Fort Worth’s Opal Lee to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 8 hours agoDr. Opal Lee will add a new accomplishment to her resume Friday when she is awarded the Presidential...