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.

Opal Lee, a longtime Fort Worth civil rights leader known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” was hospitalized late last month while visiting Ohio to mark the 30th anniversary of the National ...

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 ...

DALLAS — Opal Lee, known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not be walking in her annual Walk for Freedom event in Fort Worth. Dione Sims, Lee's granddaughter, confirmed Thursday that Lee ...

Opal Lee has been described as the "grandmother of the movement" to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.. In 2016, at 89 years old, Lee, a former teacher and lifelong activist, walked from her home ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Despite not being physically there, Opal Lee's presence was felt throughout the annual Walk For Freedom celebrating Juneteenth in Fort Worth. Hundreds of people took on Lee's ...

News & Politics At 98, the Grandmother of Juneteenth Still Has Work to Do “When he calls me, I don’t plan to be in no rocking chair waiting for him," Opal Lee says.

In 2016, Opal Lee began campaigning for Juneteenth to be recognized as a federal holiday. News Sports Hookem.com Austin360 Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals STATE ...

Celebrate Juneteenth with NBC 5, Telemundo 39, Unity Unlimited, Inc., and Dr. Opal Lee on Thursday, June 19, at Opal’s Walk for Freedom. Dr. Lee is expected to kick off the walk in person.

Opal Lee, known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is recovering in the hospital but “doing well and in good spirits,” her family says.. Lee was hospitalized last month after visiting ...

Opal Lee championed Juneteenth holiday: At 95, she's still got work to do. National Juneteenth Museum in the works. A retired teacher, Lee was born Oct. 7, 1926, in Marshall, Texas.

Opal Lee, "The Grandmother of Juneteenth," will participate virtually in this year's Walk for Freedom after her recent hospitalization. To stream THV11 on your phone, you need the THV11 app.