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In a packed East Room, President Biden calls the class of recipients ‘incredible people’ whose ‘relentless curiosity and inventiveness, ingenuity […] The post Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the ‘grandmother of Juneteenth’ appeared first on TheGrio.
The White House announced Opal Lee from Marshall, Texas is one of 19 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom this year. The 97-year-old activist who pushed for Juneteenth to become a federally-recognized holiday will receive this honor during a ceremony Friday.