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Juneteenth icon Opal Lee receives SMU honorary doctorate
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 6 days agoCivil rights icon Opal Lee received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from SMU at the university’s May 11 commencement ceremony.
Ne-Yo and Kesha will headline 2024 Wawa Welcome America July Fourth concert in Phila.
The Patriot-News· 13 hours agoThe concert is at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 4, 2024, on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
DeSantis: Florida bridges to glow red, white and blue, not rainbow, during pride month
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoIt also overlaps other public awareness efforts, including National Gun Violence Awareness Month, ...
Good Morning: Juneteenth fish fry at Impact Center
The Herald Bulletin· 3 days agoThe Anderson Impact Center will host its fourth annual Juneteenth Weekend Fish Fry Fundraiser on Saturday, June 15.
Opal Lee, ‘grandmother of Juneteenth,’ receives honorary doctorate degree from SMU
Fort Worth Star-Telegram· 6 days agoOpal Lee, the 97-year-old “grandmother” of Juneteenth, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Southern Methodist University at a Saturday commencement, ...
FDOT nixes Pride, Juneteenth bridge displays
Axios· 3 days agoFlorida bridges often change hues to honor various causes.
Around the Southland: Safe driving scholarships, Southwest Highway work, and more
Chicago Tribune· 9 hours agoThe program focuses on promoting safe driving messages to teens to prevent crashes and save lives....
Is Memorial Day Considered a Federal Holiday? Here’s What To Know
The Pioneer Woman via AOL· 8 hours agoFiguring out if you have Memorial Day 2024 off from work? It might help to know if Memorial Day is a...
10 Bay Area Music Festivals and Outdoor Concerts for Summer 2024
KQED· 2 days agoTown Up Tuesday is a party with a purpose put on by Urban Peace Movement, a local nonprofit that...
Opal Lee travels to Japan to share story of Juneteenth
KDFW via Yahoo News· 3 days agoFORT WORTH, Texas - Civil rights advocate Opal Lee is traveling abroad to share the story of how she helped make Juneteenth a federal holiday. The Presidential Medal of Freedom ...