▁D ise ase ▁Control ▁and ▁Pre vention ▁in ▁Atlanta , ▁Georgia . ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Southern ▁California ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Edward ▁R . ▁Roy bal ▁Institute ▁on ▁A ging . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Un ified ▁School ▁District ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁voted ▁to ▁name ▁Central ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁High ▁School ▁# 1 1 ▁( former ly ▁Bel mont ▁Learning ▁Center ) ▁as ▁Edward ▁R . ▁Roy bal ▁Learning ▁Center . ▁The ▁school ▁opened ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Every ▁February , ▁on ▁or ▁near ▁Roy bal ' s ▁birth day , ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Lat ino ▁Elect ed ▁and ▁App oint ed ▁Official s ▁( NA LE O ) ▁hosts ▁the ▁Edward ▁R . ▁Roy bal ▁Leg acy ▁G ala ▁ ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁as ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁the ▁contributions ▁he ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁nation , ▁to ▁NA LE O ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁NA LE O ▁Edu c ational ▁Fund , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Found er ▁Emer it us . ▁ ▁The ▁Metro ▁Gold ▁Line ▁Edward ▁R . ▁Roy bal ▁Line a ▁de ▁O ro ▁East side ▁Ext ension ▁opened ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁It ▁runs ▁through ▁East ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁from ▁Union ▁Station ▁to ▁Atlantic . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁post hum ous ▁President ial ▁Medal ▁of ▁Fre edom ▁by ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 4 ,