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Opal Lee to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
KDFW via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoFORT WORTH, Texas - The Fort Worth woman known as the grandmother of Juneteenth will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Opal Lee was selected to...
Biden to award Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ with highest civilian honor
KXAN via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThe White House announced Opal Lee from Marshall, Texas is one of 19 recipients of the Presidential...
Biden Awarding Presidential Medal of Freedom to 6 Current and Former Democratic Politicians,...
IJR· 3 hours agoPresident Joe Biden is expected to award the nation’s highest civilian honor to 19 people, including...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
The Today Show via AOL· 3 days agoAcross the country, Juneteenth brings a host of holiday events and gatherings, making it a cause for...
Levitt Pavilion announces 2024 concert season
WDTN-TV 2 Dayton· 2 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...
About This Alabama Bill To Make Workers Choose Between Celebrating Juneteenth OR Jefferson Davis’...
Black America Web· 19 hours agoTake, for example, an Alabama House bill that would give state employees the option of either...
Opal Lee to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth· 5 hours agoThe first walls are up at the site of Opal Lee's new home in Fort Worth. It's an effort to write a wrong of the past for a woman known as the grandmother of Juneteenth. FORT ...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 3 days agoOn that date in 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 4 days agoJuneteenth falls on Wednesday, June 19. A combination of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” the...
Juneteenth celebration to be held at Point State Park, city of Pittsburgh opts not to sponsor event
WPXI· 3 days agoPoint State Park is now confirmed as the location of the only Juneteenth celebration that’s been...