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 ...

New house is on same Texas lot where family home was burned by white rioters. It was June 19, 1939, when Opal Lee remembers her parents sending her to a friend’s house several blocks away when ...

The video above is from FOX19 NOW’s media partners’ previous coverage in 2021.CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Dr. Opal Lee, the woman ...

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, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, reacts while listening during a ceremony to celebrate Lee’s homecoming to her rebuilt childhood home in Fort Worth on Friday. On June 19, 1939 ...

The home was given to Opal Lee just days before Juneteenth which she pushed to have recognized as a national holiday. Ninety-seven-year-old Opal Lee, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” received ...

Opal Lee, an activist for the Juneteenth holiday, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Lee about the holiday she worked hard to solidify. Many ...

On Wednesday, June 19, Opal Lee, Unity Unlimited, Inc., NBC 5, and Telemundo 39, celebrate Juneteenth at Opal’s Walk for Freedom. The 2.5-mile walk started at the African American Museum ...

Celebrate Juneteenth with NBC 5, Telemundo 39, Unity Unlimited, Inc., and Dr. Opal Lee on Thursday, June 19, at Opal’s Walk for Freedom. This year’s walk features a new, scenic route in Fort ...

I’m delighted to be here!" Opal Lee said. “It’s more than just barbecue. It’s more than celebrating the moment. It’s about ...

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 ...