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Juneteenth icon Opal Lee to receive honorary doctorate from SMU
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 1 day agoThe degree will be presented at SMU’s commencement ceremony, May 11. DALLAS — Opal Lee, best known...
Opal Lee, “Grandmother of Juneteenth” visits Giberson Elementary
KXRM Colorado Springs via Yahoo News· 2 weeks ago(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Opal Lee, known across the country as “Grandmother of Juneteenth”, visited...
Southern Methodist University To Present 'Grandmother Of Juneteenth' Opal Lee, With Honorary Degree
Black Enterprise· 1 day agoTrailblazing civil rights leader Opal Lee, renowned as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” will be...
'Grandmother of Juneteenth' shares history, perspective with Colorado Springs students
KOAA5· 2 weeks agoSeveral Colorado Springs schools have embraced the honor of hosting Dr. Opal Lee to speak in their...
Grandmother of Juneteenth to receive honorary doctoral degree from SMU
CBS News· 23 hours agoCivil rights icon Opal Lee will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Southern...
“Grandmother of Juneteenth” at Pikes Peak State College
KXRM Colorado Springs via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoAccording to officials, Dr. Opal Lee’s “Opal Walk” in 2016, which stretched from Fort Worth, Texas,...
Dallas bond election to decide millions for housing development
Dallas Morning News· 15 hours agoDallas voters will decide the outcome of 10 propositions on the ballot for the May 4 municipal bond...
Texas Women’s Foundation names new president, CEO
Dallas Morning News· 2 days agoTexas Women’s Foundation, an investment and advocacy organization for girls and women, has named marketing and communications professional Karen Hughes...
Champion of Black press, Dallas Weekly former publisher dies at 73
Dallas Morning News· 2 weeks agoJames Washington, a longtime pioneer for the Black press and Dallas Weekly’s publisher emeritus,...
Supreme Court to weigh whether camping ban violates rights of homeless people
Dallas Morning News· 2 days agoThe U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday on a case that could determine whether local...