Opal Lee, known to many as "The Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not participate in this year’s Walk for Freedom march due to a recent hospitalization.

In 2020, Opal Lee stood in front of the East Annie Street lot where white rioters attacked, invaded and burned her family’s home in 1939. Amanda McCoy/[email protected] ...

Opal Lee, known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth, sat down on the front porch of her new home on East Annie Street on Friday with a toothbrush in her left hand and a smile on her face.

Opal Lee, the 98-year-old "Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not physically lead this year's Walk for Freedom in Fort Worth due to recent health issues, though the community is still urged to ...

Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering commitment to civil rights In 2016, Lee — then 89 — traveled 1,400 miles in a symbolic walk from ...

Opal Lee, the 97-year-old Grandmother of Juneteenth who pushed to make it a national holiday, moved into a new house on the site of her burned childhood home in Fort Worth, Texas.

A racist mob burned down Opal Lee's family home in 1939; recently, Habitat for Humanity helped build the activist a new home on the same site Dia Dipasupil/Getty This year, Juneteenth is even more ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — When Opal Lee was 12, a racist mob drove her family out of their Texas home. Now, the 97-year-old community activist is getting closer to moving into a brand new home on ...

Opal Lee is an educator and activist known for her efforts to make Juneteenth a federally recognized holiday. More than 150 years after that day in Texas, she joined President Biden to officially ...

Unbeknownst to some, Lee, a 94-year-old Texas-bred educator, is major player in this win. “We’re blessed to mark the day in the presence of Miss Opal Lee.

In 2020, Opal Lee stood in front of the East Annie Street lot where white rioters attacked, invaded and burned her family’s home in 1939. Amanda McCoy [email protected] ...