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‘Change their mind’: People can be taught to love, Opal Lee says on day to celebrate freedom
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAmid temperatures that felt like 104, Opal Lee completed her “Walk for Freedom” on Monday and called...
Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to receive eighth honorary doctorate for unwavering...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn 2016, Lee — then 89 — traveled 1,400 miles in a symbolic walk from Fort Worth to Washington,...
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....
The story of Opal Lee: Who is the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ and who smashed her home? | Opinion
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 10 months agoColumnist Bud Kennedy has written about Fort Worth activist Opal Lee since 2015, when she talked...
Opal Lee helped make Juneteenth a national holiday. At 95, she's still got work to do.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAfter spending a morning in April at her 13-acre farm, a food bank and a fundraiser for a Juneteenth...
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...
Portrait of Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ unveiled in Texas Senate
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoStory at a glance Juneteenth celebrates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States in...
Who is Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoMiss Opal Lee could become the first person from Fort Worth to win the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday,...
Opal Lee, ‘grandmother of Juneteenth,’ gets Texas portrait
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Opal Lee, the 96-year-old Texan whose efforts helped make Juneteenth a federal...
Opal Lee's Home was Destroyed By An Angry Mob, But 80 Years Later She Receives A Special Gift
The Root via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIt looks like Opal Lee is finally getting the justice her family deserves...too bad it only took 80...