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‘It’s amazing’: Opal Lee, grandmother of Juneteenth, is getting a new home for only $10
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 7 days agoLee, whose relentless advocacy work was instrumental in getting Congress to make Juneteenth a...
CLN drops Juneteenth holiday
Coeur d'Alene Press· 5 days agoChair Tom Hanley and Trustee Tim Plass voted in favor of dropping Juneteenth as the board updated the holiday section of the network's personnel policy...
Alabama again considers making Juneteenth at state holiday
Birmingham News· 4 days agoAlabama lawmakers are again considering creating a permanent state holiday on Juneteenth to...
85 years after a racist mob drove Opal Lee's family away, she's getting a new home on the same spot
Roanoke Times· 3 days ago"I'm not a person who sheds tears often, but I've got a few for this project," said Lee, who was one...
85 years after a white mob burned down her childhood home, Opal Lee is moving back.
Axios· 6 days agoHabitat for Humanity volunteers are now building a new house on the same spot so the 97-year-old...