Black History Month was recognized nationally in 1976, when President Gerald Ford designated the month as a time for the ...

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

The state and local governments would only be able to fly U.S., state, military and prisoner-of-war flags over their ...

More than six decades after American minister and civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the historic speech, “I Have a Dream,” from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, ...

"She's been making things happen her whole life. She's just an extraordinary person in just every way," TCU Professor James ...

Opal Lee, known as the grandmother of Juneteenth, reads WFAA her open letter to President Donald Trump during a full interview.

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Grandmother of Juneteenth Opal Lee is photographed in her new Fort Worth home office, January 15, 2025. Lee was named the ...

Fort Worth's Opal Lee called for unity and courage in a letter to newly sworn-in President Trump on inauguration day.

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 ...

An educator and civil rights advocate, Lee called for unity and hope, drawing deeply from Dr. Martin Luther King's enduring ...