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Opal Lee’s Walk for Freedom won’t be in Fort Worth this year, but its mission is unchanged
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 22 hours agoThe popular Juneteenth walk by Fort Worth’s Opal Lee is being moved to Dallas this year but its...
19 Juneteenth Facts To Celebrate Black Independence Day
Blavity via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoJuneteenth, celebrated on June nineteenth, is coming up and it is time for sorrowful reflection but...
Legendary Fort Worth basketball coach Robert Hughes, known as Mayor of Stop Six, dies
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 16 hours agoAt a table reserved for the likes of Van Cliburn, Dan Jenkins, Opal Lee and a few other famous Fort...
Biden appears to freeze, slur words during White House Juneteenth event
ABC St. Louis· 2 days agoPresident Joe Biden appeared to have multiple senior moments during a Juneteenth celebration at the...
White House to host Juneteenth concert
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAt the time, Biden called the signing "one of the greatest honors" of his presidency. Vice President Kamala Harris recognizes Opal Lee, also known as the...
‘It means freedom.’ Piscataway Library hosts ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Dr. Opal Lee
Homenewshere.com· 3 days agoA packed crowd listened in as Lee shared stories of her childhood and activism with a local...
Biden, Honoring Juneteenth, Warns of Danger of ‘Old Ghosts in New Garments’
New York Times· 2 days agoThe president assailed attacks on Black history, and vowed that his administration was committed to...
The biggest and Blackest moments of White House Juneteenth celebration
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhile commemorating the upcoming Juneteenth holiday and Black America’s resilience, there were some...
The Grandmother of Juneteenth sends special plea to Fort Worth residents to show up for her 'Walk...
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 6 days agoAlthough she is 96 years young the grandmother of Juneteenth is ready to put on her walking shoes...
EXPLAINER: What is Juneteenth?
KNWA Fayetteville via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoJune 17, 2021 – Ninety-four-year-old activist and retired educator Opal Lee, known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth, speaks with U.S. President Joe Biden...
