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Biden Awarding Presidential Medal of Freedom to 6 Current and Former Democratic Politicians,...
IJR· 5 hours agoPresident Joe Biden is expected to award the nation’s highest civilian honor to 19 people, including...
After social media debate, Louisville Juneteenth Festival returns to its original name
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoA rebranding of one of Louisville’s coveted Juneteenth celebrations sparked a social media debate...
Activists, astronauts, and Olympians given Medals of Freedom
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoJim Thorpe won the gold for Pentathlon and Decathlon in 1912 [Getty Images] One of the activists...
Fort Worth’s Opal Lee to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 10 hours agoIt is the nation’s highest civilian honor, given to people who have made exemplary contributions to...
Jim Thorpe, the World’s Greatest Athlete, Posthumously Honored with the Presidential Medal of...
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoLegendary athlete Jim Thorpe (Sac and Fox/Potawatomi) is among the 19 Presidential Medal of Freedom...
Former Mass. Senator John Kerry to be awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
WFXT via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoKatie Ledecky- Seven-time Olympic gold medalist and most decorated female swimmer in history. Opal...
Rochester 2024 Juneteenth Festival plans announced
WROC Rochester· 3 days agoROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — “From 1964 to 2024: 60 years in the Fight for Justice in Rochester” is the theme for the 2024 Juneteenth Festival. The Greater...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
AOL· 3 days agoOn that date in 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved people across the state that they were free. To commemorate the end of slavery, a new holiday was ...
Levitt Pavilion announces 2024 concert season
WDTN-TV 2 Dayton· 4 hours agoDAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A summer of free concerts is returning to Dayton, beginning May 30. Friends of Levitt Pavilion Dayton has just announced the 2024...
Social media backlash prompts Louisville Juneteenth Festival to drop 'Louteenth' name
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 3 days agoMajor fallout on social media forced organizers of a Juneteenth celebration to rethink a...
