Search results
“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 5 days agoDr. Opal Lee will add a new accomplishment to her resume Friday when she is awarded the Presidential...
Inside Biden's Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
theGrio· 3 days agoMartin Luther King Jr.’s most famous speech received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from...
President Joe Biden honors Opal Lee for her mission to ‘make history, not erase it’
Dallas Morning News· 4 days agoBiden hailed Lee’s relentless push to make Juneteenth a national holiday as he conferred the...
The history of Memorial Day and when the holiday is observed in 2024
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIt is one of 11 permanent federal holidays observed in the U.S. The 10 other federal holidays...
Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 5 days ago"These nineteen Americans built teams, coalitions, movements, organizations, and businesses that...
Elizabeth Dole, former senator from NC, to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
WNCN via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Salisbury native, who was married to fellow politician Bob Dole, will be one of nineteen...
Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore, Michelle Yeoh and more
ABC News· 4 days agoPresident Joe Biden on Friday awarded 19 Americans with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom at White House
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor. President Joe Biden named...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WFTV 9 Orlando· 5 days agoLee petitioned to have Juneteenth a federal holiday, which happened in 2021 and marks the day, June...
Fort Worth’s Opal Lee to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 5 days agoDr. Opal Lee will add a new accomplishment to her resume Friday when she is awarded the Presidential...