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What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth marks one of the most important moments in American history: the end of slavery in the...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom at White House
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoThe Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor. President Joe Biden named...
“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 10 hours agoIt is the nation’s highest civilian honor, given to people who have made exemplary contributions to...
Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 11 hours ago"These nineteen Americans built teams, coalitions, movements, organizations, and businesses that...
Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore, Michelle Yeoh and more
ABC News· 2 hours agoPresident Joe Biden on Friday awarded 19 Americans with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WSOC-TV Charlotte· 1 hour agoPresident Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 people on Friday. The medal is...
Opal Lee, grandmother of Juneteenth, to be honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Dallas Morning News· 8 hours agoOpal Lee, known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” will be awarded the Presidential Medal of...
Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
Fox local via AOL· 11 hours agoFORT WORTH, Texas - The Fort Worth woman known as the grandmother of Juneteenth returned to the White House Friday to receive the Presidential Medal of...
Biden awards Medal of Freedom to 19 people including Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore and Michelle Yeoh
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 hours ago...Jones, the activist and lawyer who helped draft the late Rev Dr Martin Luther King’s “I Have a...
Fort Worth Juneteenth icon Opal Lee awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 14 hours agoLee, 97, is best known for her decades-long campaign to establish Juneteenth as a national holiday....