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

Hundreds gathered in Fort Worth for the annual Juneteenth Walk to honor Opal Lee, who was absent for the first time. Her granddaughter, Dione Sims, led the walk and shared an emotional message about ...

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

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

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — By the time the drumming and dancing starts Thursday, an organization that promotes African American ...

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

A walk in all 50 states "What we're planning to do is to stand up one Opal's-branded, looks-like, feels-like Fort Worth ...

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

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

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 ...

What happens when an unexpected gift completely transforms your life's trajectory? That's what we explored in the recent PozCast with Nkenge Adams, the visionary founder of Nkenge's Gallery.