There was also, veteran actress and arts advocate Cicely Tyson and Motown singer Miss Ross, the Boss. On this year’s list, there were quite a few familiar and beloved people like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tom Hanks, Robert De Niro, Bill and Melinda Gates, Michael Jordan and Ellen DeGeneres, to name a few. As you may know, the Medal of Freedom is given to those who have made “an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.” It is the highest honor a civilian can receive in the United States. }(document, ‘script’, ‘wibbitz-static-embed’)) Įarlier this week, The White House released the list of people, Barack Obama would award with the Presidential Medal of Freedom before he leaves office. D.getElementsByTagName(‘body’).appendChild(js)
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