Opal Lee's Walk for Freedom wrapped up in Fort Worth Thursday morning, but it was missing the person who started it all.

Opal Lee, "The Grandmother of Juneteenth," will participate virtually in this year's Walk for Freedom after her recent ...

The Walk for Freedom is held on Juneteenth to mark the two-and-a-half-year delay between the Emancipation Proclamation and ...

Every year, it's important to remember the history of Juneteenth, including the women who made it happen like Opal Lee.

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

For Ms. Opal, the hope was to ensure that a history she understood as central to her story, and to the story of our nation, ...

Opal Lee, also known as "The Grandmother of Juneteenth," will miss marching in this year’s Walk of Freedom event. The 98-year ...

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

The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth' chronicles the life of Lee and the history behind America’s newest federal holiday.

Opal Lee 's Walk for Freedom may soon stretch far beyond its traditional 2.5-mile route in Fort Worth. Lee's granddaughter, ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — The family of 98-year-old Opal Lee, widely known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is sharing ...

The day now known as Juneteenth was formally recognized as a national holiday in 2021, due in large part to the activism of ...