Gymnast Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington and late tech visionary Steve Jobs were recipients of the USA’s highest civilian honour. Photo: Twitter @TeamUSA
Simone Biles, Denzel Washington, Steve Jobs among winners of USA’s TOP honour
Gymnast Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington and late tech visionary Steve Jobs were recipients of the USA’s highest civilian honour.
Gymnast Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington and late tech visionary Steve Jobs were recipients of the USA’s highest civilian honour. Photo: Twitter @TeamUSA
Gymnastics star Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington and the late tech visionary Steve Jobs have been named as recipients of America’s highest civilian honour, the White House confirmed.
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President Joe Biden designated 17 Americans to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, three of them posthumous.
The White House said the medal recognises “exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors.”
Among the recipients is Megan Rapinoe, the Olympic gold medalist soccer star, two-time Women’s World Cup champion and outspoken advocate on equality, race and LGBTQ issues.
White House said those honoured ‘acted with bravery’
Ahead of a ceremony on July 7, the White House said those honoured had “overcome significant obstacles… and acted with bravery to drive change in their communities – and across the world – while blazing trails for generations to come.”
One posthumous recipient this year was John McCain, a one-time Republican presidential nominee, long-time senator from Arizona, and Vietnam War veteran who won a Purple Heart.
Previous winners of the presidential medal include the basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Motown singer Diana Ross and the actor Robert De Niro.
By Garrin Lambley © Agence France-Presse
