Civil Rights Leader Dolores Huerta to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

The White House announced today that civil rights leader, and my tia's comadre, Dolores Huerta will be recognized by the nation's highest civilian award. Huerta will be recognized by President Barack Obama in a White House ceremony in the late spring.

Huerta is among 13 recipients of the award this year and is in a class including former United States Senator and astronaut John Glenn, musician and poet Bob Dylan, and the first female Secretary of State Madeline Albright.

The award is presented to individuals that have made meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States of America, to world peace, or to cultural and other significant public or private endeavors.

Viva la Huelga!

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