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“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 5 hours agoDr. Opal Lee will add a new accomplishment to her resume Friday when she is awarded the Presidential...
What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoClements signed the bill in June 1979 and the bill officially went into effect on Jan. 1, 1980. Just...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom at White House
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoThe Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor. President Joe Biden named...
Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 6 hours ago"These nineteen Americans built teams, coalitions, movements, organizations, and businesses that...
Fort Worth’s Opal Lee to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 9 hours agoDr. Opal Lee will add a new accomplishment to her resume Friday when she is awarded the Presidential...
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& ...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WFTV 9 Orlando· 4 hours agoLee petitioned to have Juneteenth a federal holiday, which happened in 2021 and marks the day, June...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
The Today Show via AOL· 3 days agoSince Juneteenth is now a federal holiday, many schools, businesses and government buildings will be...
Opal Lee to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
KDFW via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoSince then, Lee has continued her annual walk to celebrate Juneteenth in Fort Worth. She has a portrait hanging in the Texas State...Martin Luther King...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 4 days agoWashington “When day comes we step out of the shade / Aflame and unafraid / The new dawn blooms as...