President Biden Signs Bill Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday

Image
Body

President Biden signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law during a June 17 ceremony at the White House. In the photo he is shown giving the pen he used in the signing to 94-year-old Opal Lee, who has worked for years to make it happen. In an interview Lee, who is from North Texas told a reporter, “The Lord has been with me all this time to give me 94 years to get this done.” Courtesy photo

 

To read more please log in or subscribe to the digital edition. https://publisher.etype.services/Kansas-City-Globe