Opal Lee, the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not lead this year's Walk for Freedom in Fort Worth, her granddaughter said.

Lee, 98, was hospitalized last month for an undisclosed reason in Ohio on a trip to mark the 30th anniversary of the National ...

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

Opal Lee, 98, (center) will not attend this year’s Walk of Freedom, recognizing the Juneteenth holiday, due to health ...

Opal Lee, the 98-year-old "Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not physically lead this year's Walk for Freedom in Fort Worth ...

FOX 4 sat down with Opal Lee, a Fort Worth woman who became known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth. Hear her story about the ...

The day became a federal holiday June 17, 2021, with Lee in attendance as President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth bill into ...

Roderick Miles Jr., the Tarrant County Commissioner of Precinct 1, hugs Dione Sims, the granddaughter of Opal Lee, following ...

Thursday will mark 160 years since Union forces landed in Galveston with news that enslaved Texans had been emancipated more ...

Opal Lee was awarded the Medal of Freedom, recognizing her pivotal role in establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday in ...

Opal Lee was 89 when she began her campaign to make the day a federal holiday. At 98. she's still an inspiration ...

In honor of Juneteenth, Decider is resurfacing an article that was originally published in June of 2021 with Ms. Opal Lee, a ...