Obama names Medal of Freedom recipients, including Harvey Milk …
President Obama, attempting to spotlight those who have acted as “agents of change,” today announced that he will bestow the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor, on a cast of living and deceased figures widely known in politics, the arts and sciences, sports and social movements.
The 16 honorees named by the White House today include Harvey Milk, the San Francisco city supervisor who led an early movement for gay rights in public life and was assassinated. They include the late Republican Congressman Jack Kemp, a football legend as well, and the ailing Democratic Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
The president’s choices, who will be honored at a White House ceremony Aug. 12, include American civil-rights activist the Rev. Joseph Lowery and South African freedom fighter Desmond Tutu. They include a pioneer in sports for women, tennis star Billie Jean King, and the first woman on the Supreme Court, retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
They include actor Sidney Poitier and singer Chita Rivera.
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Obama names Medal of Freedom recipients, including Harvey Milk …
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Carbondale woman receives honor from statewide gay rights group
A Carbondale woman was honored by one of the Midwest’s largest gay rights activism groups this past weekend.
Chicago-based Equality Illinois honored Paulette Curkin, retired coordinator of the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Resource Center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, at its annual black tie gala this weekend in Chicago. Other honorees included former state Senate President Emil Jones, state Rep. Greg Harris of Chicago and Kraft.
“It was a real honor,” Curkin said. “I think what it says is throughout the state, providing these kinds of resources is viewed as exceptional and important.” See Carbondale woman receives honor from statewide gay rights group
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Carbondale woman receives honor from statewide gay rights group
A Carbondale woman was honored by one of the Midwest’s largest gay rights activism groups this past weekend.
Chicago-based Equality Illinois honored Paulette Curkin, retired coordinator of the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Resource Center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, at its annual black tie gala this weekend in Chicago. Other honorees included former state Senate President Emil Jones, state Rep. Greg Harris of Chicago and Kraft.
“It was a real honor,” Curkin said. “I think what it says is throughout the state, providing these kinds of resources is viewed as exceptional and important.” See Carbondale woman receives honor from statewide gay rights group
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