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Marshall native, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' gets Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Marshall News Messenger· 4 hours agoPresident Joe Biden on May 3 bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people, including...
Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, reflects on life of activism, community
Dallas Morning News· 1 day agoAn intimate crowd gathered at Southern Methodist University on Thursday to hear from Opal Lee, known...
Biden awards the Medal of Freedom to Nancy Pelosi, Medgar Evers, Michelle Yeoh and 16 others
Houston Chronicle· 7 days agoPresident Joe Biden on Friday bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people, including...
Juneteenth icon Opal Lee receives SMU honorary doctorate
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 1 day agoCivil rights icon Opal Lee received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from SMU at the university’s May 11 commencement ceremony.
MassLive wants your suggestions for Black leaders to celebrate during Juneteenth
The Republican· 3 days agoWhile the date of June 19, 1865, has been remembered and commemorated as Juneteenth, it didn’t...
Michelle Yeoh receives 2024 Presidential Medal of Freedom Award
ClutchPoints· 6 days agoPresident Joe Biden announced on Friday the 19 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, with...
Confederate Memorial Day in SC: What to know about 'holiday,' current status of Juneteenth
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJuneteenth was first declared a federal holiday by PresidentJoe Biden in 2021. Despite this, it is...
Columbia University president's 'impossible situation'
Fortune· 6 days agoAs part of the issue, the Spectator ran a poll of Columbia students, faculty, and staff. Among the questions: Should Columbia’s president resign? Minouche Shafik became president of Columbia ...
'Where's Ronald Greene's justice?': 5 years on, feds still silent on Black motorist's deadly arrest
Midland Reporter-Telegram· 2 days agoMona Hardin has been waiting five long years for any resolution to the federal investigation into...