Michael J. Fox, Jane Goodall among those to receive Presidential …
Jan 5, 2025 · President Joe Biden, right, posthumously presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation’s highest civilian honor, to Doris Hamer Richardson on behalf of her late aunt Fannie Lou...
President Biden Announces Recipients of the Presidential Medal of ...
Jan 4, 2025 · Michael J. Fox. Michael J. Fox is an actor who has won five Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Grammy Award. ... Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer transformed the ...
Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to Fannie Lou Hamer
Jan 8, 2025 · Hamer was among 19 Americans recognized by the president, and others included former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, actors Michael J. Fox and Denzel Washington, retired basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson, and the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. Biden presented Hamer’s medal to her niece, Doris Hamer Richardson.
President Biden awards Mississippi civil rights icon
Jan 5, 2025 · 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 House. Hamer is the 11th person from Mississippi to receive the award.
Presidential Medal of Freedom — Fannie Lou Hamer's America
Jan 4, 2025 · During her relatively short career which spanned just 15 years, Fannie Lou Hamer won numerous awards, most of which are housed at Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, MS. However, on Saturday, January 4, 2025, she was given the highest award granted to a civilian, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Magic Johnson, Denzel Washington, Fannie Lou Hamer Honored …
Jan 5, 2025 · The late Fannie Lou Hamer, a fearless civil rights advocate, is being posthumously recognized for her pivotal role in America’s struggle for racial equality.
After years of Parkinson's research, Michael J. Fox awarded ...
Jan 6, 2025 · Actor, author and advocate Michael J. Fox has been awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor. On Jan. 4, Fox received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of his efforts in...
Michael J Fox cheered at White House as he steps forward to
Jan 4, 2025 · Cheers rang out through the East Room of the White House on Saturday as actor and activist Michael J. Fox walked up to the stage to accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Joe Biden.
Hillary Clinton, Bono and more awarded Biden Presidential Medal …
Jan 4, 2025 · Zoom in: This year's recipients posthumously include activist Fannie Lou Hamer, whose work fighting racial injustice of the Jim Crow era helped pave the way for the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
Presidential Medal of Freedom 2025: Pictures of the Recipients
Jan 5, 2025 · Fannie Lou Hamer was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously by Biden on January 4, 2025.
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