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Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIn a packed East Room, President Biden calls the class of recipients ‘incredible people’ whose...
What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
AOL· 5 days agoJuneteenth marks one of the most important moments in American history: the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas ...
“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 2 days agoIt is the nation’s highest civilian honor, given to people who have made exemplary contributions to...
Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
KDFW via Yahoo News· 2 days agoShe was at Biden’s side in 2021 when he signed the bill declaring Juneteenth a federal holiday. "The first person I handed the pen to was Ms. Opal Lee,...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WSB Radio· 2 days agoNineteen people were awarded the highest civilian honor in the country.
Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore, Michelle Yeoh and more
ABC News· 2 days agoPresident Joe Biden on Friday awarded 19 Americans with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the...
Minneapolis approves $150K settlement for man who witnessed George Floyd murder's
theGrio· 7 days agoDonald Williams, a mixed martial arts fighter who testified against former Officer Derek Chauvin in his 2021 murder trial, sued the city last spring, alleging he was assaulted ...
Biden to award Medal of Freedom to 19 people, including Pelosi, Gore, Ledecky and Bloomberg
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 days agoPresident Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 individuals Friday at a White...
Presidential Medal of Freedom: Katie Ledecky, Nancy Pelosi among those honored
FOX 5 Washington D.C.· 2 days agoBethesda, Maryland native Katie Ledecky received the Presidential Medal of Freedom Friday in a...
Remarks by President Biden at Presentation of the Presidential Medal of Freedom | The White House
The White House· 2 days agoSixty-one years ago, President Kennedy established the Presidential Medal of Freedom to recognize,...