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Juneteenth activist Opal Lee of Texas honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Denton Record-Chronicle· 4 days agoLee, a Fort Worth activist, is known for her long and successful effort to have Juneteenth...
Inside Biden's Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
theGrio· 3 days agoMartin Luther King Jr.’s most famous speech received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from...
“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 4 days agoIt is the nation’s highest civilian honor, given to people who have made exemplary contributions to...
Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 5 days ago"These nineteen Americans built teams, coalitions, movements, organizations, and businesses that...
About This Alabama Bill To Make Workers Choose Between Celebrating Juneteenth OR Jefferson Davis’...
Black America Web· 5 days agoTake, for example, an Alabama House bill that would give state employees the option of either...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom at White House
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor. President Joe Biden named...
UAPB hosting inaugural Juneteenth celebration
FOX 16 Little Rock· 23 hours agoThe University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff will be hosting its inaugural Juneteenth celebration this summer.
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WFTV 9 Orlando· 4 days agoLee petitioned to have Juneteenth a federal holiday, which happened in 2021 and marks the day, June...
President Joe Biden honors Opal Lee for her mission to ‘make history, not erase it’
Dallas Morning News· 4 days agoBiden hailed Lee’s relentless push to make Juneteenth a national holiday as he conferred the...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ honored
The Columbian· 4 days agoOpal Lee, known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, White House...