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Pelosi and Bloomberg to receive highest US civilian honour
BBC via Yahoo News· 12 minutes agoFrank Lautenberg, who was New Jersey's longest-serving senator. Athletes Katie Ledecky, the most...
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...
Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 2 hours ago"These nineteen Americans built teams, coalitions, movements, organizations, and businesses that...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WFTV 9 Orlando· 46 minutes 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 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
The Today Show via AOL· 3 days agoOn that date in 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved...
Opal Lee to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth· 2 hours agoThe first walls are up at the site of Opal Lee's new home in Fort Worth. It's an effort to write a wrong of the past for a woman known as the grandmother of Juneteenth ...
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...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWashington “When day comes we step out of the shade / Aflame and unafraid / The new dawn blooms as...
Biden will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 politicians, activists, athletes and others
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 hours agoClarence B. Jones says he thought a prankster was on the line when he answered the telephone and...