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What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJust days before Juneteenth in 2021, Biden signed a bill to recognize Juneteenth as the 11th federal...
Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore, Michelle Yeoh and more
ABC News· 9 hours agoPresident Joe Biden on Friday awarded 19 Americans with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 4 days agoIn honor of day, we've collected a list of powerful Juneteenth quotes from luminaries, political...
President Joe Biden honors Opal Lee for her mission to ‘make history, not erase it’
Dallas Morning News· 6 hours agoBiden hailed Lee’s relentless push to make Juneteenth a nationalholiday as he conferred the nation’s...
Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth· 18 hours agoFort Worth's Opal Lee, also known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth, was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom on May 3, 2024. FORT WORTH, Texas - The...
Clarence B. Jones, Opal Lee, Medgar Evers among 19 to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
theGrio· 17 hours agoClarence B. Jones says he thought a prankster was on the line when he answered the telephone and...