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“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 3 days agoIt is the nation’s highest civilian honor, given to people who have made exemplary contributions to...
Juneteenth organizers in Pittsburgh said everything is set for this year's festivities
CBS News· 6 days agoJuneteenth organizers said everything is set for this year's festivities at Point State Park in...
Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn a packed East Room, President Biden calls the class of recipients ‘incredible people’ whose...
Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 3 days ago"These nineteen Americans built teams, coalitions, movements, organizations, and businesses that...
Juneteenth celebration to be held at Point State Park, city of Pittsburgh opts not to sponsor event
WPXI· 6 days agoPoint State Park is now confirmed as the location of the only Juneteenth celebration that’s been...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee of Texas honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Denton Record-Chronicle· 3 days ago"Grandmother of Juneteenth" Opal Lee was one of 19 recipients this year of the Presidential Medal of...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom at White House
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 3 days agoThe Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor. President Joe Biden named...
Fort Worth Juneteenth icon Opal Lee awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 4 days agoLee, 97, is best known for her decades-long campaign to establish Juneteenth as a national holiday....
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 days agoJuneteenth falls on Wednesday, June 19. A portmanteau of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” the...
Social media backlash prompts Louisville Juneteenth Festival to drop 'Louteenth' name
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 6 days agoMajor fallout on social media forced organizers of a Juneteenth celebration to rethink a...