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Opal Lee, grandmother of Juneteenth, to be honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Dallas Morning News· 44 minutes agoOpal Lee, known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” will be awarded the Presidential Medal of...
Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 1 hour ago"These nineteen Americans built teams, coalitions, movements, organizations, and businesses that...
Fort Worth Juneteenth icon Opal Lee awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 5 hours agoLee, 97, is best known for her decades-long campaign to establish Juneteenth as a national holiday....
What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth marks one of the most important moments in American history: the end of slavery in the...
Opal Lee to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth· 1 hour agoThe first walls are up at the site of Opal Lee's new home in Fort Worth. It's an effort to write a wrong of the past for a woman known as the grandmother of Juneteenth. FORT ...
Former Mass. Senator John Kerry to be awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
WFXT via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoKatie Ledecky- Seven-time Olympic gold medalist and most decorated female swimmer in history. Opal...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
The Today Show via AOL· 3 days agoAcross the country, Juneteenth brings a host of holiday events and gatherings, making it a cause for...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 3 days agoOn that date in 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved...
Fort Worth’s Opal Lee to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 4 hours agoIt is the nation’s highest civilian honor, given to people who have made exemplary contributions to...
Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 politicians, activists, athletes and others
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 hours agoClarence B. Jones says he thought a prankster was on the line when he answered the telephone and...