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

Opal Lee has spent most of her adult life fighting for racial equality in ... known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth.” Most of Lee’s early Juneteenth experiences were jubilant, but not ...

Lee enrolled in classes at a school for six weeks until her mother and father reunited and moved to the south side of Fort Worth, an area of town she’s now lived in almost all of her life. Opal ...

Opal Lee, known as the grandmother of Juneteenth, celebrated her 98th birthday early. The National Juneteenth ... Keep It Clean 34 Rare Photos Depicting Life Inside the Kennedy Compound, Through ...

At 95 years old, Opal Lee is simply ... in almost all of her life. “My parents had bought this house in a white neighborhood. … My mom had it fixed up so nice,” Lee said.

Opal Lee, 97, took the stage in the school cafeteria ... Lee, originally from Marshall, Texas, spent her early life as a teacher and community advocate for Juneteenth celebrations.

Opal Lee, the grandmother of Juneteenth led a movement to make Juneteenth a federal holiday advocating for history, justice and freedom. Thanks to Zaire Carson, a 12th grader at Airline High ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth civil rights icon Opal Lee didn't win the Nobel Peace Prize, which was announced early Friday morning ... Congress in honor of her life’s work and dedication ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Opal Lee, the 97-year-old Texan known for her push to make Juneteenth a national holiday, was given the keys Friday to her new home, which was built on the same tree ...

Opal Lee is known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth for her efforts in getting the date recognized as a national holiday. FORT WORTH, Texas -- It was June 19, 1939, when Opal Lee remembers her ...

In June 2021, President Joe Biden finally signed a bill declaring Juneteenth a federal holiday—thanks in large part to the activism of 97-year-old Opal Lee ... Most of Lee’s early Juneteenth ...