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Opal Lee, ‘grandmother of Juneteenth,’ receives honorary doctorate degree from SMU
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 1 week agoOpal Lee, the 97-year-old “grandmother” of Juneteenth, received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering...
theGrio via AOL· 4 weeks agoIn 2016, Lee — then 89 — traveled 1,400 miles in a symbolic walk from Fort Worth to Washington,...
Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
KDFW via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoFORT WORTH, Texas - The Fort Worth woman known as the grandmother of Juneteenth returned to the White House Friday to receive the Presidential Medal of...
Fort Worth pauses name change for White Settlement Road, but issue isn’t going away | Opinion
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoIn the summer of 2021, Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker took a strong stance: It’s time for White...
Here’s why the National Juneteenth Museum belongs in Historic Southside, planners say
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSidewalk plaques that commemorate significant African Americans in Fort Worth’s history are covered...
97-Year-Old 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' Opal Lee to Receive 8th Honorary Doctorate
People via Yahoo News· 4 weeks ago"Her life’s work is most deserving of this recognition, and she will inspire our students," SMU...
Opal Lee Fought To Make Juneteenth A Federal Holiday. Her Fight Isn’t Over.
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis June 19 marks the second year the United States has observed Juneteenth as a national holiday....
When Como had a college: How Fort Worth missed out on a needed professional school
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA century ago, the city was home to a university billed as the next Tuskegee Institute. But it ran...
“Grandmother of Juneteenth” at Pikes Peak State College
KXRM Colorado Springs via Yahoo News· 1 month ago(COLORADO SPRINGS) — On Thursday, April 11, “The Grandmother of Juneteenth” spoke at Pikes Peak...
Ronald Myers pushed for Juneteenth in Milwaukee. Is it time for a statue in his honor?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOpal Lee, the woman known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," on Friday visited Milwaukee, a city...