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In a first, ‘granddaughter of Juneteenth’ leads Opal’s freedom walk
What happens to a holiday when its most beloved champion cannot join the celebration? On Thursday, hundreds still showed up for Opal’s Walk for Freedom, a 2.5-mile trek to celebrate Juneteenth. Sims, who led the walk, called herself the “granddaughter of Juneteenth.”
Fort Worth ‘showed out’ for Juneteenth walk as Opal Lee attends virtually
Roderick Miles Jr., the Tarrant County Commissioner of Precinct 1, hugs Dione Sims, the granddaughter of Opal Lee, following the Opal Lee Walk for Freedom at Farrington Field in Fort Worth on Thursday, June 19, 2025. Lee was not able to participate in this years walk due to health concerns.
Thursday will mark 160 years since Union forces landed in Galveston with news that enslaved Texans had been emancipated more ...
Like most federal holidays, expect your local banks and credit unions to be closed in observance of Juneteenth. Postal ...
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