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Fort Worth Juneteenth icon Opal Lee awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 22 hours agoLee, 97, is best known for her decades-long campaign to establish Juneteenth as a national holiday....
Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
KDFW via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoFORT WORTH, Texas - The Fort Worth woman known as the grandmother of Juneteenth returned to the White House Friday to receive the Presidential Medal of...
Presidential Medal of Freedom: Biden honours activists, astronauts and Olympians
BBC via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoJim Thorpe won gold for Pentathlon and Decathlon in 1912 [Getty Images] One of the activists...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth falls on Wednesday, June 19. A portmanteau of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” the...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 4 days agoJuneteenth falls on Wednesday, June 19. A combination of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” the...
Juneteenth celebration to be held at Point State Park, city of Pittsburgh opts not to sponsor event
WPXI· 3 days agoPoint State Park is now confirmed as the location of the only Juneteenth celebration that’s been...
Juneteenth organizers in Pittsburgh said everything is set for this year's festivities
CBS News· 3 days agoJuneteenth organizers said everything is set for this year's festivities at Point State Park in...
Social media backlash prompts Louisville Juneteenth Festival to drop 'Louteenth' name
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 3 days agoMajor fallout on social media forced organizers of a Juneteenth celebration to rethink a...
Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore, Michelle Yeoh and more
ABC News via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoPresident Joe Biden on Friday awarded 19 Americans with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 4 days agoOn that date in 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved...