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The family of 98-year-old Opal Lee, widely known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is sharing reassuring news after a recent health scare.
The news comes shortly before Opal Lee was set to host her annual Walk For Freedom.
FORT WORTH, Texas - The North Texas woman known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth" was hospitalized over the weekend in Ohio. According to family members, 98-year-old Opal Lee was hospitalized this ...
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 granddaughter ...
Opal Lee, a longtime Fort Worth civil rights leader known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” was hospitalized late last ...
Opal Suchata Chuangsri becomes the first Thai woman to win Miss World, using her platform to promote breast cancer awareness through her 'Opal For Her' campaign.
AUSTIN — Opal Lee, the 96-year-old Texan whose efforts helped make Juneteenth a federal holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the U.S., became on Wednesday only the second Black person ...
Pinterest unveils its Summer Trend 2025 report, with less screen time, travels to nature, astrology-inspired makeup, rustic ...
Thirteen months after photos of a shirtless Chris Lee went viral and prompted his resignation from Congress, the 47-year-old businessman-turned-lawmaker is trying to live a normal life.
Galveston is the birthplace of Juneteenth, and deserves a world-class museum honoring this pivotal moment in U.S. history.
The unacknowledged ban began after South Korea announced the deployment of an American anti-ballistic missile defense system.
For the 504 members of the Bates Class of 2025, Baccalaureate on May 24 was a time to show the love. Bates Commencement speaker Angela Duckworth, author of "Grit," told the seniors to embrace ...