Presidential Medal Of Freedom

President Barack Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to outgoing Vice President Joe Biden during a surprise ceremony at the White House on Thursday. A teary-eyed Biden praised Obama, who said to know Biden is "to know love without pretense."

President Barack Obama will present the awards on November 24 during a ceremony at the White House.

"Freedom Hall" and "Remembrance Hall" are the new interim names for two buildings at Georgetown University that previously honored school presidents who were also slave owners.

Monday the White House announced that Stevie Wonder will be among this year’s recipients of the nation’s highest civilian honor the Presidential metal of Freedom from President Obama later this month. Wonder has won 25 Grammys and an Oscar.

  Each year, the White House grants the Presidential Medal of Freedom to individuals who have made major social, political, and cultural contributions to the country.…

Oprah Winfrey told the truth: President Barack Obama is often vilified because he’s black. “There’s a level of disrespect for the office that occurs in…

Today, the White House has announced that President Barack Obama will award 16 recipients with the Presidential Medal Of Freedom. Of that number, four African-Americans…

Ella Jane Fitzgerald , also known as the “First Lady of Song” “Queen of Jazz” and “Lady Ella,” was an American jazz and song vocalist. With a vocal range spanning three octaves, she was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing and intonation, and a “horn-like” improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. She […]