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Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth· 23 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· 23 hours agoOpal Lee has long made headlines in North Texas, and throughout the country. This time, she's being...
“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 22 hours agoDr. Opal Lee will add a new accomplishment to her resume Friday when she is awarded the Presidential...
President Joe Biden honors Opal Lee for her mission to ‘make history, not erase it’
Dallas Morning News· 11 hours 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· 19 hours agoOpal Lee, who is known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” has been recognized with the nation's...
Biden awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 activists, athletes, politicians and others
Los Angeles Times· 11 hours agoPresident Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people Friday, including civil...
Slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers' work honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 21 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 ...
Presidential Medal of Freedom: Biden honours activists, astronauts and Olympians
BBC via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoJim Thorpe won gold for Pentathlon and Decathlon in 1912 [Getty Images] One of the activists...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WSB Radio· 11 hours agoNineteen people were awarded the highest civilian honor in the country.
Biden presents Medal of Freedom to key political allies, civil rights leaders, celebrities and...
CNN.com· 13 hours agoThe list included two of Biden’s core allies in the House of Representatives: former House Speaker...