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Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth· 14 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...
Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 14 hours agoOpal Lee has long made headlines in North Texas, and throughout the country. This time, she's being...
Biden awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 activists, athletes, politicians and others
Los Angeles Times· 3 hours agoPresident Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people Friday, including civil...
President Joe Biden honors Opal Lee for her mission to ‘make history, not erase it’
Dallas Morning News· 2 hours agoOpal Lee grinned and pumped her arms in excitement Friday after President Joe Biden draped the...
Presidential Medal of Freedom: Biden honours activists, astronauts and Olympians
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoJim Thorpe won gold for Pentathlon and Decathlon in 1912 [Getty Images] One of the activists...
“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 13 hours agoDr. Opal Lee will add a new accomplishment to her resume Friday when she is awarded the Presidential...
Opal Lee, the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Honored With the Presidential Medal of Freedom
BET.com· 10 hours agoOpal Lee, who is known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” has been recognized with the nation's...
Slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers' work honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 13 hours 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 awards Medal of Freedom to 19 recipients, including Pelosi, Clyburn
The Hill via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoPresident Biden on Friday awarded the Medal of Freedom to 19 recipients, including top longtime...
Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore, Michelle Yeoh and more
ABC News· 5 hours agoPresident Joe Biden on Friday awarded 19 Americans with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the...