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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 kicks off another year of Juneteenth celebrations
KDFW via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoThe month will mean a lineup of Juneteenth events, including new editions like a film festival and a...
Fort Worth artist’s portrait of Opal Lee is headed to National Portrait Gallery
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA portrait of one legendary Fort Worth resident by another legendary resident is headed to the...
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,...
Opal Lee's Family Shares Plans for National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth
Southern Living via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFort Worth Star-Telegram/Getty Images The legacy of Opal Lee continues to flourish in Fort Worth....
‘Grandmother Of Juneteenth’ Opal Lee, Forced Out From Her Fort Worth Home By A Racist Mob In 1939,...
Blavity via Yahoo News· 5 months agoOpal Lee, the 97-year-old civil rights activist who was forced to leave her family’s Texas home 80...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to get new home where racist mob drove her family away from...
theGrio via AOL· 2 months agoLee expects house to be move-in ready by June 19 FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — When Opal Lee was 12, a...
In Fort Worth, Opal Lee meets those who know her best: fellow teachers and ex-students
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOpal Lee has been barnstorming the nation, telling her heroic story of Juneteenth unity to colleges...
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, Fort Worth Juneteenth pioneer, celebrates birthday with day of service
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoDozens of people gathered Saturday to celebrate Fort Worth Juneteenth advocate Opal Lee’s 96th...