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Civil rights icon Opal Lee gets the keys to a home 85 years in the making in Fort Worth
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 5 days agoIn Fort Worth, a civil rights icon is finally coming home. Dr. Opal Lee, known as the Grandmother of...
Marshall native Opal Lee gets new home 85 years after mob incident
The Marshall News Messenger· 9 hours agoOpal Lee, the 97-year-old Marshall native known for her push to make Juneteenth a national holiday,...
Opal Lee set to move into rebuilt Fort Worth home
FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth· 5 days agoFORT WORTH, Texas - Fort Worth’s Grandmother of Juneteenth is set to move into her new home. The angry mob torched ...
Here’s what to know, where to go for Opal’s Walk on Juneteenth
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 2 days agoOpal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, will lead the community on June 19 in her annual 2.5-mile...
Opal Lee’s Walk for Freedom won’t be in Fort Worth this year, but its mission is unchanged
Fort Worth Star-Telegram· 7 days agoThe popular Juneteenth walk by Fort Worth’s Opal Lee is being moved to Dallas this year but its mission to recognize ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 24 hours agoIt looks like Opal Lee is finally getting the justice her family deserves...too bad it only took 80 years to happen. The 97-year-old ...
How to Watch NBC 5's coverage of the 'Opal's Walk for Freedom'
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 4 hours agoOn Wednesday, June 19, celebrate Juneteenth with Opal Lee, Unity Unlimited, Inc., NBC 5, and...
Opal Lee Now Holds Ownership Of A Texas Property That Was Once Stripped From Her Family By Racist...
AfroTech via Yahoo News· 2 days agoPioneer Opal Lee has received the keys to her new home. As AFROTECH™ previously reported, in 1939,...
Opal Lee gets keys to new Texas home 85 years after racist mob drove her family from the lot
The Bradford Era· 4 days agoThe 97-year-old Texan known for her push to make Juneteenth a national holiday has been given the...
Opal Lee given back childhood home her family was forced out of by racist mob nearly 80 years ago -...
The Business Journals· 4 days agoIn her 97 years, Opal Lee has seen a lot. The civil rights activist has marched across the country,...
