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Biden awards the Medal of Freedom to Nancy Pelosi, Medgar Evers, Michelle Yeoh and 16 others
WSAV Savannah· 7 days agoWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19...
Oldest Juneteenth Organization Acknowledges White House for Recognizing Representative Al Edwards...
Digital Journal· 4 days agoElected to the Texas State Legislature in 1979, Edwards authored and championed the bill that established Juneteenth as a state holiday in Texas. His vision ...
Marshall native, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' gets Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Marshall News Messenger· 9 hours agoThe White House said the recipients are “exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or...
Opal Lee, “grandmother of Juneteenth,” receives honorary doctorate degree from SMU
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 24 hours agoShe attended the signing ceremony at the White House in 2021 when Biden made Juneteenth a federal ...
50 Juneteenth Quotes to Celebrate Black Culture, History and Freedom
PureWow via AOL· 3 days agoOn June 19, 1865, Texas became the last state to finally enforce the law. Since then, Juneteenth is...
Confederate Memorial Day in SC: What to know about 'holiday,' current status of Juneteenth
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIs Juneteenth an official state holiday in SC? In 2022, S.C. senators approved a bill giving state...
Salisbury-Rowan NAACP to hold weeklong "Juneteenth Celebration" - Salisbury Post
The Salisbury Post· 5 days agoJuneteenth, the day that acknowledges the end of slavery, became an official federal holiday in 2021. To honor this occasion, for the second year in a row ...
MassLive wants your suggestions for Black leaders to celebrate during Juneteenth
The Republican· 3 days agoWhile the date of June 19, 1865, has been remembered and commemorated as Juneteenth, it didn’t...
Longtime organizer of Juneteenth celebration in Pittsburgh raises concerns about city-sponsored ...
CBS News· 3 days agoPittsburgh has picked the organizer it wants to run this year's city-sponsored Juneteenth...
Emancipation celebration that pre-dates Juneteenth continues in Columbus - Home - WCBI TV | Telling...
WCBI Columbus· 4 days agoMost people associate the Emancipation of former slaves with Juneteenth, especially since it was...