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Juneteenth or Jefferson Davis? Ala. state workers may have to choose.
Washington Post· 6 days agoAlabama state Rep. Juandalynn Givan and other Black lawmakers have lobbied for years to have the...
Clark County inviting artists to submit work for upcoming Juneteenth exhibition
KTNV Las Vegas· 21 hours agoClark County is getting ready for its first Juneteenth art exhibition and first-ever group art display. The county's Office of Public Arts is inviting artists to submit work ...
97-Year-Old 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' Opal Lee to Receive 8th Honorary Doctorate
People via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSouthern Methodist University recently announced that during its May 11 commencement ceremony Opal...
Juneteenth icon Opal Lee to receive honorary doctorate from SMU
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 6 days agoThe degree will be presented at SMU’s commencement ceremony, May 11. DALLAS — Opal Lee, best known...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering...
theGrio via AOL· 3 days agoIn 2016, Lee — then 89 — traveled 1,400 miles in a symbolic walk from Fort Worth to Washington,...
Pittsburgh Juneteenth Celebration details announced
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 2 days agoJuneteenth — or Freedom Day — is a celebration of the emancipation of African Americans and commemorates June...founder of Stop of the Violence, which...
Grandmother of Juneteenth to receive honorary doctoral degree from SMU
CBS News· 6 days agoCivil rights icon Opal Lee will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Southern...
Southern Methodist University To Present 'Grandmother Of Juneteenth' Opal Lee, With Honorary Degree
Black Enterprise· 6 days agoTrailblazing civil rights leader Opal Lee, renowned as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” will be...
Fayetteville council approves mural depicting past residents | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 6 days agoA mural planned along the retaining wall on Nelson Hackett Boulevard depicts the history of the area...
Maximize your time off work this summer: Turn holidays into long weekends
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoPresident Joe Biden made the day, which commemorates the end of slavery, a federal holiday in 2021 and granted federal workers the day off. It is a recognized holiday ...