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 ...

DALLAS — Opal Lee walked outside and waved. That was all it took. Crowds clamored for a glimpse. People shouted her name and snapped photographs as television crews aimed their cameras at her.

Fort Worth’s Grandmother of Juneteenth, Opal Lee, wants to motivate and inspire North Texas to get out and vote.

There's something magical about Opal Lee: teacher, change-maker, humanitarian, and Grandmother of Juneteenth. Annie McCullough Chavis flew in from North Carolina. "I'm so happy to be a part of ...

Two days before the Nov. 5 election, Opal Lee will bring a play to Fort Worth that pays tribute to Hamer’s legacy as a voting ...

The “grandmother of Juneteenth," is bringing a play to a Fort Worth stage on Sunday highlighting Fannie Lou Hamer's legacy ...

Though activists — including the 95-year-old "grandmother of Juneteenth," Opal Lee — had been pushing for federal recognition for years, the movement gained new momentum following the death of ...

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 ...

Grandmother' of Juneteenth Opal Lee attends her 1st DNC at age 97 Opal Lee, the woman known by many as the "grandmother of the movement" to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, is attending her ...

Ms. Opal, often called the 'Grandmother of Juneteenth,' was so moved after seeing ... tried to vote and they beat her unmerciful!" said Lee, as we chatted prior to a Thursday afternoon rehearsal ...

The campaign to recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday began in Fort Worth thanks to activist Opal Lee. As a child in 1930, Lee witnessed a group of 500 white supremacists vandalize and burn ...

Two days before the Nov. 5 election, Opal Lee will bring a play ... is the other producer. Lee, 98, is known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth” because she campaigned to make the date a ...