President Biden celebrated 19 recipients, with the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

The ceremony took place inside the White House East Room, where Biden noted President Lincoln met and Frederick Douglass stood […]

Kennedy; Ash Carter, a former secretary of defense; and Fannie Lou Hamer, who founded the ... who did not attend the event; retired Los Angeles Lakers basketball legend and businessman Earvin ...

While Denzel Washington, Earvin “Magic” Johnson and the late Fannie Lou Hamer may all be legends in their own respective industries, the trio were among the recipients for the same very special honor recently.

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.

Taking place at the White House on Saturday, Washington and Johnson attended in person to receive the prestigious award while Hamer’s niece Doris Hamer Richardson appeared to accept the ...

Fannie Lou Hamer, a Mississippi civil rights activist was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on January 4 alongside 18 others.