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What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoSince then, June 19 has been celebrated as a day of freedom and remembrance. Texas was the first ...
“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 9 hours agoIt is the nation’s highest civilian honor, given to people who have made exemplary contributions to...
Juneteenth or Jefferson Davis? Ala. state workers may have to choose.
Washington Post· 2 weeks agoAlabama state Rep. Juandalynn Givan and other Black lawmakers have lobbied for years to have the ...
Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 10 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· 1 hour agoPresident Joe Biden on Friday awarded 19 Americans with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the...
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....
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...
Presidential Medal of Freedom: Biden honours activists, astronauts and Olympians
BBC via Yahoo News· 19 minutes agoImages] One of the activists receiving a medal was Opal Lee, who advocated for Juneteenth to become...
President Biden Announces Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom | The White House
The White House· 11 hours agoToday, President Biden named nineteen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The...
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 ...