Roderick Miles Jr., the Tarrant County Commissioner of Precinct 1, hugs Dione Sims, the granddaughter of Opal Lee, following ...

June 19, 2025, marks the fifth consecutive year that Juneteenth is a federally recognized United States holiday.

The Walk for Freedom is held on Juneteenth to mark the two-and-a-half-year delay between the Emancipation Proclamation and ...

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Opal Lee's Walk for Freedom wrapped up in Fort Worth Thursday morning, but it was missing the person who started it all.

Opal Lee was awarded the Medal of Freedom, recognizing her pivotal role in establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday in ...

Fort Worth is honoring Juneteenth today with its annual Freedom Walk - a 2.5‑mile trek beginning at 9 a.m. at Farrington Field that symbolizes the 2½ years it took for news of emancipation to reach ...

Opal Lee's Walk for Freedom may soon stretch far beyond its traditional 2.5-mile route in Fort Worth. The annual walk takes ...

This is related to Lee's recent hospitalization. Since its inception in 2016, Lee has never missed the event held in Fort ...

Opal Lee is known to many as "Grandmother of Juneteenth”. In an unfortunate turn of events, Lee will not be able to participate in this year’s walk for freedom as the 98-year-old was recently ...

For Ms. Opal, the hope was to ensure that a history she understood as central to her story, and to the story of our nation, ...

Opal Lee, known to many as "The Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not participate in this year’s Walk for Freedom march due to ...