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Juneteenth activist Opal Lee one of 19 Presidential Medal of Freedrom recipients
The Daily Sentinel· 1 day agoOpal Lee, the 97-year-old "grandmother" of Juneteenth, was one of the 19 people who were awarded the...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom at White House
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor. President Joe Biden named...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee of Texas honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Denton Record-Chronicle· 2 days ago"Grandmother of Juneteenth" Opal Lee was one of 19 recipients this year of the Presidential Medal of...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJuneteenth falls on Wednesday, June 19. A portmanteau of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” the...
Juneteenth organizers in Pittsburgh said everything is set for this year's festivities
CBS News· 5 days agoJuneteenth organizers said everything is set for this year's festivities at Point State Park in...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom at White House
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 days agoThe Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor. President Joe Biden named...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 5 days agoOn that date in 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved...
Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 2 days ago"These nineteen Americans built teams, coalitions, movements, organizations, and businesses that...
Social media backlash prompts Louisville Juneteenth Festival to drop 'Louteenth' name
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 5 days agoMajor fallout on social media forced organizers of a Juneteenth celebration to rethink a...
Opal Lee, the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Honored With the Presidential Medal of Freedom
BET.com· 2 days agoOpal Lee, who is known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” has been recognized with the nation's...