On June 19, 1865, two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Union soldiers rode through Galveston, Texas, with the message that enslaved people were free.

Claims that no progress on racial equity has been made in the eight decades since Opal Lee graduated from I.M. Terrell are ...

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

Opal Lee's Walk for Freedom may soon stretch far beyond its traditional 2.5-mile route in Fort Worth. Lee's granddaughter, ...

The first Juneteenth celebration took place in 1866, one year after Granger’s order. Some referenced the holiday as “Jubilee ...

On Wednesday, June 19, celebrate Juneteenth with Opal's Walk for Freedom. This year's 2.5-mile walk is through Fort Worth ...

Opal Lee, the 98-year-old "Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not physically lead this year's Walk for Freedom in Fort Worth due to recent health issues, though the community is still urged to attend ...

Juneteenth in Los Angeles County Thursday will include a walk in Pacoima honoring the woman dubbed the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” and various events in Altadena, Palmdale and Manhattan Beach.

Her granddaughter, Dione Sims, the president and founder of Unity Unlimited Inc., which is in charge of the Juneteenth walk, ...

Opal Lee, the 98-year-old "Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not physically lead this year's Walk for Freedom in Fort Worth ...

At the heart of The University of Texas at Arlington’s campus, Andrew Billings, Kynnedi Hughs and Adrianna Williamson—student ...