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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....
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...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ is only just getting started at 95: ‘None of us are free...
NY Daily News via AOL· 2 years agoWith Juneteenth a national holiday in the books, the work begins of making it into a day for...
4 meaningful ways to observe Juneteenth this year
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOpal Lee, 95, is a retired educator, children's book author and lifelong humanitarian. In her town of Fort Worth, she runs a 13-acre urban farm and...
20 Best Juneteenth Books to Help Kids Understand and Celebrate the Holiday
Woman's Day via Yahoo News· 12 months agoCelebrate Juneteenth 2023 by reading these powerful books for toddlers, kids, teens, and families...
In Fort Worth, Opal Lee meets those who know her best: fellow teachers and ex-students
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOpal Lee has been barnstorming the nation, telling her heroic story of Juneteenth unity to colleges...
Fort Worth artist’s portrait of Opal Lee is headed to National Portrait Gallery
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA portrait of one legendary Fort Worth resident by another legendary resident is headed to the...
Turn a page toward freedom with these Juneteenth reads
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 10 months agoFrom children’s books to historical nonfiction, unlock the power of Black history and storytelling...
7 Books to Help Teach Kids About Juneteenth
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis weekend, the country will celebrate Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the official end of slavery in the United States, over two years after the...
Everything You Need to Know About Juneteenth and the Holiday's History in America
Good Housekeeping via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJuneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Jubilee Day, is now officially recognized as a national...