One of the earliest Fort Worth Juneteenth celebrations took place in 1882 with “music and dancing, and speech-making consumed the day and extended into the night.” ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Although she is 97 years young the grandmother of Juneteenth is ready to put on her walking shoes for a signature walk.

News ‘Embracing culture’: Dallas-Fort Worth celebrates Juneteenth In Fort Worth, 95-year-old Opal Lee, known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” said there’s still work to be done.

Hundreds of people gathered with Juneteenth activist Opal Lee to march from her neighborhood to City Hall on Saturday, June 18, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas.

Fort Worth is getting a national museum celebrating Juneteenth, but there’s drama Architecture critic Mark Lamster asks if star architect Bjarke Ingels is right for the job.

The new National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth won’t just celebrate the past. It’s cultivating excellence and opportunity for a brighter future.

Tucked inside Fort Worth's historic Southside neighborhood, once a vibrant mecca of Black culture, is the city's Juneteenth Museum. For the past two decades, the museum has told the story of ...

Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas and attracting participants ...

Juneteenth will be observed on Thursday locally and throughout the rest of the nation as some organizations will be closed for the day. The holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S ...

Older generations walk in Fort Worth to preserve Juneteenth history: ‘Don't let it die' After a recent hospitalization, Opal Lee missed the walk and passed the torch to her granddaughter Dione Sims.

Thousands in Fort Worth came together for the city’s annual Juneteenth march led by Opal Lee, one of the central figures in creating what is now a national holiday.

Who is Opal Lee? Known affectionately as the " Grandmother of Juneteenth," Lee has dedicated decades to activism, tirelessly educating people about the significance of Juneteenth.