Mississippi luminaries receive highest presidential honors ...
Jan 9, 2025 · When Congressman Thompson’s name was called in the East Room on January 2, 2025, and he joined President Biden to accept the Presidential Citizens Medal – the second-highest civilian award in the United States, second only to the Presidential Medal of Freedom – the reader simply stated, “For his lifelong dedication to safeguarding our ...
Fannie Lou Hamer receives Presidential Medal of Freedom - USA …
Jan 7, 2025 · On Saturday, President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 recipients, including a posthumous award to Mississippi Civil Rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer who died in 1977....
Black and Honored: 2025 Presidential Medal of Freedom …
Jan 8, 2025 · The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the ultimate civilian flex, given to people who've made a big impact on culture, security, progress, or peace — whether in the U.S. or around the world. ... As a founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, she challenged the exclusion of Black voices in the political system and laid the groundwork ...
Who are the 19 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
Jan 4, 2025 · President Joe Biden will bestow the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 of the most famous names in politics, sports, entertainment, civil rights, LGBTQ+ advocacy and science. Hillary Clinton, George Soros and Denzel Washington are among those set to be awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor.
Fannie Lou Hamer honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
Jan 7, 2025 · President Joe Biden awarded Mississippian Fannie Lou Hamer with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Hamer was a founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, challenging the exclusion of Black voices in the political system. She also laid the groundwork for the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
Congressman Bennie G. Thompson Commends the President’s …
Jan 4, 2025 · – Today, President Joseph R. Biden will honor posthumously civil rights leader, women’s rights activist, community organizer, and Mississippi’s Second Congressional District native Fannie Lou Hamer with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Hillary Clinton, George Soros and Denzel Washington will receive …
Jan 4, 2025 · Four medals are to be awarded posthumously. They are going to Fannie Lou Hamer, who founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and laid the groundwork for the 1965 Voting Rights Act; former ...
Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Hillary Clinton, Soros, Messi
Jan 4, 2025 · Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Hillary Clinton, Bono Messi and 16 others Biden will also posthumously grant the medal to former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and former Michigan Gov ...
Magic Johnson, Denzel Washington, Fannie Lou Hamer Honored …
Jan 5, 2025 · President Joe Biden has announced the 2025 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, created in 1963 to recognize individuals whose work has...
Mississippi civil rights icon awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom …
Mississippian civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. On Saturday, President Joe Biden awarded 19 recipients the prestigious medal at the White...