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“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 23 hours agoDr. Opal Lee will add a new accomplishment to her resume Friday when she is awarded the Presidential...
Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth· 1 day agoFort Worth's Opal Lee, also known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth, was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom on May 3, 2024. FORT WORTH, Texas - The...
Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 1 day agoOpal Lee has long made headlines in North Texas, and throughout the country. This time, she's being...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WSB Radio· 12 hours agoNineteen people were awarded the highest civilian honor in the country.
President Biden announces 2024 Medal of Freedom honorees including Congressman Clyburn
ABC News 4 Charleston· 1 day agoPresident Joe Biden on Thursday announced this year's recipients for 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· 15 hours ago...rights crusader Judy Shepard, Clarence Jones, the activist and lawyer who helped draft the late...
Presidential Medal of Freedom: Biden honours activists, astronauts and Olympians
BBC via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoJim Thorpe won gold for Pentathlon and Decathlon in 1912 [Getty Images] One of the activists...
Elizabeth Dole, former senator from NC, to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
WNCN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe Salisbury native, who was married to fellow politician Bob Dole, will be one of nineteen...
Marshall native among recipients of this year's Presidential Medal of Freedom
KTBS Shreveport· 1 day agoLee is an educator and activist known for her efforts to make Juneteenth a federally recognized...
Biden gives Katie Ledecky, Michelle Yeoh the Medal of Freedom
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) -A winner of seven Olympic gold medals, a leader of the Mississippi civil...