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Juneteenth activist Opal Lee of Texas honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Denton Record-Chronicle· 2 days ago"Grandmother of Juneteenth" Opal Lee was one of 19 recipients this year of the Presidential Medal of...
Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
Fox local via AOL· 3 days agoUS President Joe Biden presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to US retired teacher and activist Opal Lee in the East Room of the ...
Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 3 days agoOpal Lee has long made headlines in North Texas, and throughout the country. This time, she's being...
Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn a packed East Room, President Biden calls the class of recipients ‘incredible people’ whose...
“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 3 days agoDr. Opal Lee will add a new accomplishment to her resume Friday when she is awarded the Presidential...
Slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers' work honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 3 days agoClarence B. Jones. a renowned civil rights activist and lawyer who helped draft Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's "I Have...history. An athletic prodigy, she ...
Biden presents Medal of Freedom to key political allies, civil rights leaders, celebrities and...
CNN.com· 2 days agoThe list included two of Biden’s core allies in the House of Representatives: former House Speaker...
President Joe Biden honors Opal Lee for her mission to ‘make history, not erase it’
Dallas Morning News· 2 days agoOpal Lee grinned and pumped her arms in excitement Friday after President Joe Biden draped the...
Opal Lee, the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Honored With the Presidential Medal of Freedom
BET.com· 3 days agoOpal Lee, who is known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” has been recognized with the nation's...
Clarence B. Jones, Opal Lee, Medgar Evers among 19 to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
theGrio· 3 days ago“I said, ‘Is this a joke or is this serious?’” Jones recalled. The caller swore they were serious...