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What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoOn June 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved people...
“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...
About This Alabama Bill To Make Workers Choose Between Celebrating Juneteenth OR Jefferson Davis’...
Black America Web· 2 days agoFor all of the boasting the GOP has done lately about making marginal progress in attracting Black...
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...
Memphis residents blame environmental racism for pollution ‘cesspool'
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThat campaign, which received public support from former Vice President Al Gore and actress-activist Jane Fonda, succeeded. After the ethylene oxide danger surfaced in 2022, the group...
How Lincoln dealt with depression and found greatness
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhat do you credit President Lincoln with accomplishing? President Lincoln consistently ranks in...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA portmanteau of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” the annual federal holiday recognizes the end of...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
The Today Show via AOL· 4 days agoAlthough President Abraham Lincoln ended slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, many...
Biden to award Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ with highest civilian honor
KXAN via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoThe White House announced Opal Lee from Marshall, Texas is one of 19 recipients of the Presidential...