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Juneteenth pioneer Opal Lee's Walk for Freedom

The Dallas Morning News · 12h

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.”

People on MSN · 1d

‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Opal Lee Will Not Be in Annual Walk for Freedom After Recent Hospitalization

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

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.

Juneteenth, US Federal Holiday

23ABC News Bakersfield · 1h

The history behind Juneteenth and how it became a national holiday

Community leaders and residents of Bakersfield express their thoughts and feelings behind the holiday. Celebrating in style at the NAACP Juneteenth Brunch in Bakersfield.

USA Today · 19h

When is Juneteenth 2025? Is there mail? Are banks closed? All about the federal holiday

Juneteenth is the longest-running African American holiday, and it became a federal holiday a few years ago. Here's what's open and closed Thursday.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Explainer-What Is Juneteenth and When Did It Become a US Federal Holiday?

It became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021, following the signing of a bill by former President Joe Biden. Long a regional holiday in the South, Juneteenth rose in prominence across the country following protests that swept the world in 2020 over the police killings of George Floyd,

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LA County communities celebrate the history of heft of Juneteenth

The celebration in Leimert Park, billed as a “Black Family Reunion,” included many of the emotions that come with family ...

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Joe Biden to attend Juneteenth celebration at historic AME church in Galveston

Former President Joe Biden will be attending a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in ...

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