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Opal Lee, grandmother of Juneteenth, to be honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Dallas Morning News· 7 minutes agoOpal Lee, known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation’s highest civilian honor — Friday, White House officials ...
Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 41 minutes ago"These nineteen Americans built teams, coalitions, movements, organizations, and businesses that...
Fort Worth Juneteenth icon Opal Lee awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 4 hours agoLee, 97, is best known for her decades-long campaign to establish Juneteenth as a national holiday....
Opal Lee to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth· 44 minutes 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 is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 3 days agoJuneteenth marks one of the most important moments in American history: the end of slavery in the...
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...
Biden to award Presidential Medal of Freedom to Bloomberg, Gore, Pelosi and many more
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoShe has won seven Olympic gold medals and 21 world championship gold medals. Opal Lee Opal Lee is an...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAcross the country, Juneteenth brings a host of holiday events and gatherings, making it a cause for...
Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 politicians, activists, athletes and others
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 hours agoClarence B. Jones says he thought a prankster was on the line when he answered the telephone and...
Fort Worth’s Opal Lee to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 4 hours agoIt is the nation’s highest civilian honor, given to people who have made exemplary contributions to...