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Nancy Pelosi and Michelle Yeoh are among Biden's 2024 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
Axios· 2 hours agoRep. Nancy Pelosi and actress Michelle Yeoh are among the politicians, philanthropists,...
Juneteenth celebration to be held at Point State Park, city of Pittsburgh opts not to sponsor event
WPXI· 3 days agoPoint State Park is now confirmed as the location of the only Juneteenth celebration that’s been...
Juneteenth organizers in Pittsburgh said everything is set for this year's festivities
CBS News· 3 days agoJuneteenth organizers said everything is set for this year's festivities at Point State Park in...
Fort Worth’s Opal Lee to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 8 hours agoIt is the nation’s highest civilian honor, given to people who have made exemplary contributions to...
After social media debate, Louisville Juneteenth Festival returns to its original name
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA rebranding of one of Louisville’s coveted Juneteenth celebrations sparked a social media debate...
Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 politicians, activists, athletes and others
The News-Times· 7 hours agoClarence B. Jones says he thought a prankster was on the line when he answered the telephone and...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth falls on Wednesday, June 19. A portmanteau of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” the...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
AOL· 3 days agoOn that date in 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved people across the state that they were free. To commemorate the end of slavery, a new holiday was ...
Clarence B. Jones, Opal Lee, Medgar Evers among 19 to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
theGrio· 5 hours agoClarence B. Jones says he thought a prankster was on the line when he answered the telephone and...
Rochester 2024 Juneteenth Festival plans announced
WROC Rochester· 3 days agoROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — “From 1964 to 2024: 60 years in the Fight for Justice in Rochester” is the theme for the 2024 Juneteenth Festival. The Greater...