Opal Lee, the woman who crusaded to make Juneteenth a federally-recognized holiday, has an Indiana connection about which she ...

Opal Lee, known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” celebrated her 98th birthday Thursday night and got a glimpse of the ...

The National Juneteenth Museum gave Opal Lee an early birthday gift — new renderings for the museum that she has long ...

Opal Lee, 94, was at the centre of a campaign to recognise Juneteenth as a national holiday in the US Opal Lee was 12 when a mob of white supremacists vandalised and set fire to her family's home ...

Opal Lee, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” celebrated her 98th birthday Thursday night and was able to see what the inside of ...

Opal Lee, the woman known by many as the "grandmother of the movement" to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, is attending her first-ever Democratic National Convention at the age of 97.

The Balch Springs City Council honored Fort Worth activist Opal Lee for her dedication to civil rights on September 23, 2024. The Balch Springs City Council on Monday honored Fort Worth activist ...

Museum directors hoped to open the facility on the property where Fort Worth civil rights icon Opal Lee began showcasing her collection of Juneteenth artifacts and memorabilia in 2005. That one ...

Vice President Kamala Harris recently brought this issue to the forefront in her Oct. 8 appearance on "The View," reported ...

4:47 p.m. Oct. 4: Updated with more information on the museum. Opal Lee, known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” celebrated her 98th birthday Thursday night and got a glimpse of the interior ...

Opal Lee, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” celebrated her 98th birthday Thursday night and was able to see what the inside of the upcoming National Juneteenth Museum will look like with the ...