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Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, reflects on life of activism, community
Dallas Morning News· 15 hours 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
WFLA· 6 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· 11 hours 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...
Confederate Memorial Day in SC: What to know about 'holiday,' current status of Juneteenth
Gannett via AOL· 1 day agoJuneteenth was first declared a federal holiday by PresidentJoe Biden in 2021. Despite this, it is...
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...
'Where's Ronald Greene's justice?': 5 years on, feds still silent on Black motorist's deadly arrest
Stamford Advocate· 2 days agoMona Hardin has been waiting five long years for any resolution to the federal investigation into...
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 ...