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

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

What happens to a holiday when its most beloved champion cannot join the celebration? On Thursday, hundreds still showed up ...

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

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

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

Juneteenth is a significant day for African Americans, especially in Texas, even before it became a federal holiday. There's ...

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

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

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

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

Opal Lee, "The Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not participate in this year's Walk for Freedom after her recent ...