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“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 3 days 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· 3 days 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· 3 days agoOpal Lee has long made headlines in North Texas, and throughout the country. This time, she's being...
Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn a packed East Room, President Biden calls the class of recipients ‘incredible people’ whose...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee of Texas honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Denton Record-Chronicle· 2 days ago"Grandmother of Juneteenth" Opal Lee was one of 19 recipients this year of the Presidential Medal of...
President Joe Biden Awards 19 Americans With Presidential Medal Of Freedom
Black Enterprise· 1 day agoThe Medal of Freedom awardees included several cultural civil rights figures such as Opal Lee and...
President Biden announces 2024 Medal of Freedom honorees including Congressman Clyburn
ABC News 4 Charleston· 3 days agoPresident Joe Biden on Thursday announced this year's recipients for the Presidential Medal of...
Elizabeth Dole, former senator from NC, to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
WNCN via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Salisbury native, who was married to fellow politician Bob Dole, will be one of nineteen...
Biden awards Medal of Freedom to 19 people including Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore and Michelle Yeoh
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 days ago...rights crusader Judy Shepard, Clarence Jones, the activist and lawyer who helped draft the late...
Marshall native among recipients of this year's Presidential Medal of Freedom
KTBS Shreveport· 3 days agoLee is an educator and activist known for her efforts to make Juneteenth a federally recognized...