Opal's Walk for Freedom​ takes place on June 19 in Fort Worth. Lee still plans to participate in the walk, her granddaughter ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — The family of 98-year-old Opal Lee, widely known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is sharing ...

President Joe Biden signed a bill into law officially making Juneteenth a federal holiday. The push to get the historic day ...

There is great news for the Fort Worth grandmother who became the voice for a federal Juneteenth holiday. Opal Lee is out of ...

Opal Lee walked from Texas to D.C. to bring attention to Juneteenth. When President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United ...

Opal Lee, a longtime Fort Worth civil rights leader known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” was hospitalized late last ...

Opal Lee, known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” was hospitalized last month while visiting Ohio to mark the 30th ...

The Greater Georgia Black Chamber of Commerce (GGBCC) will host a Juneteenth Freedom Fellowship Walk in honor of Opal Lee, who is widely recognized as the “ ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Opal Lee, considered the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," was recently hospitalized, but her family says she is doing well. "She is doing well and in good spirits," Lee's ...

A graphic novel about Opal Lee and Juneteenth, by Angélique Roché, Alvin Epps, Bex Glendining and Millicent Monroe from Oni ...

The U.S. Army 250th Anniversary Parade is celebrating the long history of the country's largest military branch. U.S. Army ...