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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...
Opal Lee, 'grandmother of Juneteenth,' gets Texas portrait
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOpal Lee, the 96-year-old Texan whose efforts helped make Juneteenth a federal holiday to...
Portrait of Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ unveiled in Texas Senate
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoStory at a glance Juneteenth celebrates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States in...
97-Year-Old 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' Opal Lee to Receive 8th Honorary Doctorate
People via Yahoo News· 1 month ago"Her life’s work is most deserving of this recognition, and she will inspire our students," SMU...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ is only just getting started at 95: ‘None of us are free...
NY Daily News via AOL· 2 years agoWith Juneteenth a national holiday in the books, the work begins of making it into a day for...
Meet Opal Lee, the 'grandmother of the movement' to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 12 months agoWhen President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of...
This 96-Year-Old Activist Helped Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
Biography via Yahoo News· 12 months agoOpal Lee earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2022 for her part in creating the Juneteenth...
'Grandmother of Juneteenth' honored with portrait in Texas Senate
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor the first time in more than 40 years, a new portrait will hang in the Texas Senate as Opal Lee,...
Why Black joy on Juneteenth is an act of resistance against racism
ABC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOpal Lee, 95, has spent much of her life advocating for civil rights. Each year on Juneteenth, she...
Biden to award Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ with highest civilian honor
KXAN via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe White House announced Opal Lee from Marshall, Texas is one of 19 recipients of the Presidential...