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Juneteenth activist Opal Lee one of 19 Presidential Medal of Freedrom recipients
The Daily Sentinel· 1 day agoOpal Lee, the 97-year-old "grandmother" of Juneteenth, was one of the 19 people who were awarded the...
2 unsolved homicides in Oakland, help sought from public: Police
KTVU· 8 hours agoThe first victim was identified as Henry Texada, who was fatally shot on April 28, 2020, in the 2900...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom at White House
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 days agoThe Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor. President Joe Biden named...
Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 2 days ago"These nineteen Americans built teams, coalitions, movements, organizations, and businesses that...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 5 days agoJuneteenth falls on Wednesday, June 19. A combination of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” the...
Juneteenth organizers in Pittsburgh said everything is set for this year's festivities
CBS News· 4 days agoJuneteenth organizers said everything is set for this year's festivities at Point State Park in...
President Joe Biden honors Opal Lee for her mission to ‘make history, not erase it’
Dallas Morning News· 1 day agoBiden hailed Lee’s relentless push to make Juneteenth a national holiday as he conferred the...
Fort Worth Juneteenth icon Opal Lee awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 2 days agoLee, 97, is best known for her decades-long campaign to establish Juneteenth as a national holiday....
Social media backlash prompts Louisville Juneteenth Festival to drop 'Louteenth' name
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 4 days agoMajor fallout on social media forced organizers of a Juneteenth celebration to rethink a...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WSB Radio· 1 day agoNineteen people were awarded the highest civilian honor in the country.