The stellar gymnast Simone Biles and the famous film and stage actor Denzel Washington will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from the president of the United States, Joe Biden, on July 7.
“They have overcome significant obstacles to impressive achievements in the arts and sciences,” the White House said in a statement Friday, revealing the names of 15 other honorees, including some who have died.
Biles is the American gymnast who wins the most Olympic and world medals with a total of 32; her name came to the fore, moreover, for denouncing sexual harassment and abuse of then-physician Larry Nassar against herself and dozens of other athletes.
Washington, for its part, exhibits an enviable list of winners with Oscars, Tonys, Golden Globes and several more. In more than three decades dedicated to acting, he has directed and produced various works for film and television. His social activism is also remarkable.
Posthumously, Senator John McCain and innovator Steve Jobs will receive the medal.
McCain in the 1960s, while serving as a fighter pilot, was taken prisoner in Vietnam, a captivity that lasted more than five years. Upon being released he received the highest military decorations.
Jobs, was the co-founder, CEO and chairman of Apple, and his contributions to the digital world significantly revolutionized the approach of technology to people and have helped transform the computer, film and music industries, among others. others.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian decoration awarded in the United States.
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