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“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...
Guest Spot: The entire North Fork should celebrate Juneteenth - The Suffolk Times
The Suffolk Times· 3 days agoAs the gentle breeze of June flows through the North Fork, it brings with it a reminder of a significant moment in American history, Juneteenth. Observed on June 19,
Fort Worth Juneteenth icon Opal Lee awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 5 days agoLee, 97, is best known for her decades-long campaign to establish Juneteenth as a national holiday....
Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 4 days ago"These nineteen Americans built teams, coalitions, movements, organizations, and businesses that...
Opal Lee, the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Honored With the Presidential Medal of Freedom
BET.com· 4 days agoOpal Lee, who is known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” has been recognized with the nation's...
Juneteenth celebration to be held at Point State Park, city of Pittsburgh opts not to sponsor event
WPXI via Yahoo News· 7 days agoPoint State Park is now confirmed as the location of the only Juneteenth celebration that’s been announced in Pittsburgh. But the organizer told Channel 11 News that for the ...
Alabama bill proposes workers choose between celebrating Juneteenth or Confederate president
The Daily Dot· 6 days agoH.B. 4, passed by Alabama’s state House of Representatives earlier this month, would allow ...
Why You Need to Spend Juneteenth in the Birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement
Thrillist Food & Drink· 6 days agoAs the site of some of the most significant moments of the Civil Rights Movement, you’d be remiss...
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...
Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
KDFW via Yahoo News· 4 days 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...