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Opal Lee travels to Japan to share story of Juneteenth
FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth· 2 hours agoFort Worth resident Opal Lee traveled to Japan this week to discuss her journey to make Juneteenth a...
Civil rights icon Opal Lee headed to Japan to share the story of Juneteenth, message of freedom
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 22 hours agoOpal Lee, the grandmother of Juneteenth, is taking her mission international with a trip to Japan....
Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, reflects on life of activism, community
Dallas Morning News· 4 days agoAn intimate crowd gathered at Southern Methodist University on Thursday to hear from Opal Lee, known...
Opal Lee, ‘grandmother of Juneteenth,’ receives honorary doctorate degree from SMU
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 4 days agoOpal Lee, the 97-year-old “grandmother” of Juneteenth, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters...
Juneteenth icon Opal Lee receives SMU honorary doctorate
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 4 days agoCivil rights icon Opal Lee received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from SMU at the university’s May 11 commencement ceremony.
Marshall native, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' gets Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Marshall News Messenger· 3 days agoPresident Joe Biden on May 3 bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people, including...
50 Juneteenth Quotes to Celebrate Black Culture, History and Freedom
PureWow via AOL· 6 days agoAlthough the Emancipation Proclamation declared that all enslaved people should be free in 1863,...
Rep. James Clyburn Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom - Los Angeles Sentinel
Los Angeles Sentinel· 7 days agoPresident Joe Biden awarded U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn the Presidential Medal of Freedom on...
Trash troubles: Fort Worth says garbage contractor missing hundreds of pickups
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 7 days agoThe City of Fort Worth says its garbage collector is missing hundreds of pickups every month. Eli...
South Dallas community outraged by removal of civil rights icon S.M. Wright freeway signs
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 4 days agoResidents in South Dallas expressed their discontent with city leaders on Wednesday that signs...