Denzel Washington has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions to American and global society throughout his illustrious career. On Saturday (Jan. 4), Washington was one of ...

In three years in the big leagues, Jackie Robinson had become a superstar, despite racial equality developing slowly across ...

Johnson is the third individual with Dodgers ties to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, joining Jackie Robinson (1984) and Vin Scully (2016). I am so humbled and overwhelmed with emotion ...

On Jan. 8, 1956, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People awarded Jackie Robinson ... as president of the NAACP from 1930-39. According to the NAACP, the Spingarn Medal ...

celebrities and cultural luminaries on Saturday with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, covering a list of household names in his final ceremony as president.

Other notable athletes and coaches who have been bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom include Jesse Owens (1976), Jackie Robinson (1984), Muhammad Ali (2005), Billie Jean King (2009 ...

Washington — President Biden is awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to Hillary Clinton and 18 others "who have made America a better place," the ...

U2 frontman Bono has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States ... of the medal since former president Mary Robinson, who was awarded the honour by US president Barack ...