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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...
Meet Opal Lee, the 'grandmother of the movement' to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoWhen President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of...
New Houston mural honors Texas' 'Grandmother of Juneteenth'
Houston Chronicle· 9 minutes agoMidtown's newest public artwork piece pays homage to Opal Lee, the 97-year-old Texan activist who...
Opal Lee gets keys to new home on family’s Fort Worth lot
Dallas Morning News· 4 days agoOpal Lee hadn’t seen inside her new home Friday morning in Fort Worth as she rocked in a white chair...
Opal Lee, grandmother of Juneteenth, returns home
Axios· 19 hours agoEighty-five years ago this week, Opal Lee's family home in Fort Worth was terrorized by a racist mob. At 97,
Marshall native Opal Lee gets new home 85 years after mob incident
The Marshall News Messenger· 11 hours agoOpal Lee, the 97-year-old Marshall native known for her push to make Juneteenth a national holiday,...
"Grandmother of Juneteenth" Opal Lee moves into new home on family's former lot in Fort Worth -...
ABC17 NEWS· 4 days agoAfter 85 years, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” is moving back home. The home that Opal Lee lived in...
Juneteenth museum planned for Fort Worth gets boost
Axios· 19 hours agoThe big picture: Located in Fort Worth's Southside Historic District, the 50,000-square-foot museum... for Humanity plans to build 100 homes over the...
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's Walk for Freedom set to take place in Dallas
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 13 hours agoOpal Lee will once again lead the symbolic 'Walk for Freedom' here in North Texas on Wednesday morning. This year, the event commemorating Juneteenth...