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“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 6 hours agoDr. Opal Lee will add a new accomplishment to her resume Friday when she is awarded the Presidential...
Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 7 hours agoOpal Lee has long made headlines in North Texas, and throughout the country. This time, she's being...
Opal Lee, the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Honored With the Presidential Medal of Freedom
BET.com· 2 hours agoOpal Lee, who is known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” has been recognized with the nation's...
Biden to award Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ with highest civilian honor
KXAN via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoThe White House announced Opal Lee from Marshall, Texas is one of 19 recipients of the Presidential...
Fort Worth’s Opal Lee to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 10 hours agoDr. Opal Lee will add a new accomplishment to her resume Friday when she is awarded the Presidential...
Clarence B. Jones, Opal Lee, Medgar Evers among 19 to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
theGrio· 6 hours agoClarence B. Jones says he thought a prankster was on the line when he answered the telephone and...
Rep. Clyburn, Opal Lee among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WSAV Savannah· 3 hours agoWASHINGTON (WSAV) – A diverse group of 19 individuals will be honored with the Presidential Medal of...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WFTV 9 Orlando· 6 hours agoPresident Joe Biden will be awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 people on Friday. “The...
Marshall native among recipients of this year's Presidential Medal of Freedom
KTBS Shreveport· 11 hours agoLee is an educator and activist known for her efforts to make Juneteenth a federally recognized...
Activists, astronauts, and Olympians given Medals of Freedom
BBC via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoJim Thorpe won the gold for Pentathlon and Decathlon in 1912 [Getty Images] One of the activists...