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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....
Guest Spot: The entire North Fork should celebrate Juneteenth - The Suffolk Times
The Suffolk Times· 4 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,
Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIn a packed East Room, President Biden calls the class of recipients ‘incredible people’ whose...
Biden to award Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ with highest civilian honor
KXAN via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe White House announced Opal Lee from Marshall, Texas is one of 19 recipients of the Presidential...
Summer program will give Macon students more reading help while out of school. Here’s how
Macon Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 hours ago“I don’t want to see another kid lost in terms of their learning, and this is our time to make sure...
‘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...
President Joe Biden honors Opal Lee for her mission to ‘make history, not erase it’
Dallas Morning News· 5 days agoBiden hailed Lee’s relentless push to make Juneteenth a national holiday as he conferred the...
Watertown council nixes flag raisings, hears plea for zoo funds in budget
WWNY - WNYF Watertown· 1 day agoWatertown will no longer raise any flags over city hall other than the American flag, state flag,...
Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
theGrio via AOL· 4 days agoIn a packed East Room, President Biden calls the class of recipients ‘incredible people’ whose...
Opal Lee, the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Honored With the Presidential Medal of Freedom
BET.com· 5 days agoOpal Lee, who is known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” has been recognized with the nation's...