Opal Lee hadn’t seen inside her new home Friday morning in Fort Worth as she rocked in a white chair on the front porch.. The Grandmother of Juneteenth — who lost her house on the same lot to ...

Family and friends applaud Opal Lee following the announcement of the 2022 recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, in Fort Worth.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Opal Lee had a simple rule in her home. If her kids were reading a book, they didn’t have to clean. “I didn’t disturb them,” Lee said. “I’d rather they read than ...

During her walk through downtown Fort Worth, Opal Lee (center) stopped in the middle of Commerce St. and danced to a live music performance for her, Saturday morning, June 19, 2021.

While Opal Lee was sorely missed at her annual Juneteenth walk, her spirit was felt in the hundreds of people that participated in the annual Fort Worth event. Lee watched the walk from home on ...

Fort Worth Inc. Magazine honors 2022 Person of the Year, Mrs. Opal Lee 04:11. FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - For Fort Worth's Mrs. Opal Lee, grace prepares to come full circle.

Opal Lee, affectionately ... Afterward, Lee celebrated with Fort Worth and 5 other cities across the country walking her signature 2.5 miles called "Opal's Walk for Juneteenth", done in parade style.

Construction begins on Opal Lee's house in Fort Worth 02:01. Fort Worth hero Opal Lee will soon get a new home. The house will be built on the same land where her family home was burned down in 1939.

Opal Lee took to the pulpit with her granddaughter, Dione Sims, at Good Shepherd Temple of Praise May 31, 2024, to speak at the 21st Lillian Ruth Bush Ecumenical Breakfast of Prayer.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Opal Lee had a simple rule in her home. If her kids were reading a book, they didn’t have to clean. “I didn’t disturb them,” Lee said. “I’d rather they read than ...

Thirty-three members of Congress have signed a letter nominating Opal Lee, the Fort Worth resident known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.

Fort Worth City Councilwoman Mia Hall of District 6 speaks to the crowd gathered following the Opal Lee Walk for Freedom at Farrington Field in Fort Worth on Thursday, June 19, 2025. More on ...