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Who is Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoMiss Opal Lee could become the first person from Fort Worth to win the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday,...
Fort Worth’s Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ celebrates Nobel Peace Prize nomination
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoFort Worth civil rights activist Opal Lee was not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday morning,...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to get new home where racist mob drove her family away from...
theGrio via AOL· 3 months agoLee expects house to be move-in ready by June 19 FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — When Opal Lee was 12, a...
Fort Worth’s Opal Lee is up for a Nobel Prize. Here’s everything you need to know
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoFort Worth civil rights advocate Opal Lee is nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. Lee, nicknamed the...
Opal Lee helped make Juneteenth a national holiday. At 95, she's still got work to do.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfter spending a morning in April at her 13-acre farm, a food bank and a fundraiser for a Juneteenth...
When Como had a college: How Fort Worth missed out on a needed professional school
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA century ago, the city was home to a university billed as the next Tuskegee Institute. But it ran...
Fort Worth’s Miss Juneteenth is no ordinary beauty pageant. ‘It’s a chance to educate.’
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJuneteenth isn’t just about the historical significance for Akeshia Thomas. The holiday commemorates...
Portrait Of 96-Year-Old Opal Lee, “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” Unveiled In Texas Senate
Southern Living via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe portrait is only the second in the Senate to honor an African-American Texan. Fort Worth...
Here’s why the National Juneteenth Museum belongs in Historic Southside, planners say
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSidewalk plaques that commemorate significant African Americans in Fort Worth’s history are covered...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee’s journey from segregation to Nobel Peace Prize nomination
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoAt 95, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” tells her remarkable story of growing up in Texas, dealing...