Search results
Fort Worth’s Opal Lee is up for a Nobel Prize. Here’s everything you need to know
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoFort Worth civil rights advocate Opal Lee is nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. Lee, nicknamed the...
Who is Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoMiss Opal Lee could become the first person from Fort Worth to win the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday,...
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Photos of Juneteenth celebrations in Fort Worth since the 1970s
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoMiss Opal Lee helped organize Fort Worth’s revival Juneteenth in 1975, when more than 30,000 people...
Fort Worth’s Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ celebrates Nobel Peace Prize nomination
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoFort Worth civil rights activist Opal Lee was not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday morning,...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee’s journey from segregation to Nobel Peace Prize nomination
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoAt 95, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” tells her remarkable story of growing up in Texas, dealing...