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Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 6 days agoOpal Lee has long made headlines in North Texas, and throughout the country. This time, she's being...
Fort Worth Juneteenth icon Opal Lee awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 6 days agoLee, 97, is best known for her decades-long campaign to establish Juneteenth as a national holiday. ...
Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth· 6 days agoFort Worth's Opal Lee, also known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth, was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom on ...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering...
theGrio via AOL· 2 weeks agoIn 2016, Lee — then 89 — traveled 1,400 miles in a symbolic walk from Fort Worth to Washington,...
President Joe Biden honors Opal Lee for her mission to ‘make history, not erase it’
Dallas Morning News· 5 days agoOpal Lee grinned and pumped her arms in excitement Friday after President Joe Biden draped the...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom at White House
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor. President Joe Biden named ...
Opal Lee, the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Honored With the Presidential Medal of Freedom
BET.com· 5 days agoOpal Lee, who is known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” has been recognized with the nation's...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ honored
The Columbian· 5 days agoOpal Lee, known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, White House...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WFTV 9 Orlando· 5 days agoPresident Joe Biden will be awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 people on Friday. “The...
Emergency supplies sold ‘Tax Free' this weekend in Texas
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 2 weeks agoSeveral emergency supplies can be purchased without paying sales tax this weekend.