Search results
Salisbury-Rowan NAACP to hold weeklong "Juneteenth Celebration" - Salisbury Post
The Salisbury Post· 7 hours 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 ...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee of Texas honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Denton Record-Chronicle· 5 days agoLee, a Fort Worth activist, is known for her long and successful effort to have Juneteenth...
The history of Memorial Day and when the holiday is observed in 2024
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIt is one of 11 permanent federal holidays observed in the U.S. The 10 other federal holidays...
“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 5 days agoIt is the nation’s highest civilian honor, given to people who have made exemplary contributions to...
About This Alabama Bill To Make Workers Choose Between Celebrating Juneteenth OR Jefferson Davis’...
Black America Web· 6 days agoTake, for example, an Alabama House bill that would give state employees the option of either...
Inside Biden's Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
theGrio· 4 days agoMartin Luther King Jr.’s most famous speech received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from...
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...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WFTV 9 Orlando· 5 days agoLee petitioned to have Juneteenth a federal holiday, which happened in 2021 and marks the day, June...
Fort Worth’s Opal Lee to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 5 days agoIt is the nation’s highest civilian honor, given to people who have made exemplary contributions to...
Classic City summer: Here are some upcoming Athens concerts, festivals, food events, more
Athens Banner-Herald via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoThe date of the federal holiday is Wednesday, June 19. Athens Restaurant Week (July 8-14): ...