Grandmother of Juneteenth Opal Lee is photographed in her new Fort Worth home office, January 15, 2025. Lee was named the 2021 "Texan of the Year" by The Dallas Morning News. In 2024, she was ...

The “Grandmother of Juneteenth” urges Trump to reconsider his executive order pausing DEI observances, including Black ...

FORT WORTH – Opal Lee, affectionately known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," sent a heartfelt letter to President Donald Trump on his inauguration day, which coincided with the nation's ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — As Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President Monday on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Fort Worth’s Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, wrote an open letter calling ...

Opal Lee, who’s known as the grandmother of Juneteenth, sits on her new porch for a celebration to commemorate the opening of her new house at Historic Southside in Fort Worth on Friday ...

Opal Lee did not vote for President Donald ... Known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” Lee soared to national prominence in recent years. In 2016, Lee made her way from Fort Worth to ...

This week, the Defense Intelligence Agency ordered a pause on activities related to several observances, including Black History Month, Holocaust Remembrance Day and Juneteenth. Dr. Opal Lee ...