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President Biden to Award National Medals of Arts to Missy Elliott and Queen Latifah

Other honorees include Spike Lee, Steven Spielberg, Aaron Sorkin, and, posthumously, Selena Quintanilla

In a ceremony at the White House today, President Joe Biden will hand out National Medals of Arts and Humanities to recipients recognized as part of the 2022 and 2023 honors roll, who were revealed this morning. Among them are musicians Missy Elliott, Queen Latifah, Leonardo “Flaco” Jimenez, Herb Ohta Jr., Idina Menzel, and, posthumously, Selena Quintanilla. The medal is “the highest award given to artists, arts patrons, and groups by the United States Government and honors exemplary individuals and organizations that have advanced the arts in America and offered inspiration to others through their distinguished achievement, support, or patronage,” according to the White House.

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