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Juneteenth activist Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom at White House
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 22 hours agoThe Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor. President Joe Biden named...
Fort Worth Juneteenth icon Opal Lee awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 1 day agoLee, 97, is best known for her decades-long campaign to establish Juneteenth as a national holiday....
Alabama bill proposes workers choose between celebrating Juneteenth or Confederate president
The Daily Dot· 3 days agoH.B. 4, passed by Alabama’s state House of Representatives earlier this month, would allow ...
Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth· 24 hours agoFort Worth's Opal Lee, also known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth, was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom on May 3, 2024. FORT WORTH, Texas - The...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom at White House
Fort Worth Star-Telegram· 22 hours agoOpal Lee, the 97-year-old “grandmother of Juneteenth,” will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House on Friday, officials said. President Joe Biden named ...
Opal Lee, the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Honored With the Presidential Medal of Freedom
BET.com· 19 hours agoOpal Lee, who is known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” has been recognized with the nation's...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WFTV 9 Orlando· 23 hours agoPresident Joe Biden will be awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 people on Friday. “The...
About This Alabama Bill To Make Workers Choose Between Celebrating Juneteenth OR Jefferson Davis’...
Black America Web· 2 days agoTake, for example, an Alabama House bill that would give state employees the option of either...
Presidential Medal of Freedom: Biden honours activists, astronauts and Olympians
BBC via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoJim Thorpe won gold for Pentathlon and Decathlon in 1912 [Getty Images] One of the activists...
Juneteenth celebration to be held at Point State Park, city of Pittsburgh opts not to sponsor event
WPXI· 4 days agoPoint State Park is now confirmed as the location of the only Juneteenth celebration that’s been...