Learn about the Presidential Medal of Freedom, its significance, and the 19 individuals who have received this prestigious ...

Fannie Lou Hamer was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously by Biden on January 4, 2025. Doris Hamer Richardson , niece of the late civil rights activist, received the honor on her ...

President Joe Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom to an array of individuals — including Michael J. Fox, Denzel Washington and Hillary Clinton, to name a few — at the White House ...