In her 97 years, Opal Lee has seen a lot ... She earned the nickname “Grandmother of Juneteenth” for her tireless efforts to turn the day commemorating Black freedom from slavery into a ...

Sir Shefik Macauley is a dutiful voice for the voiceless, and a strong advocate for a myriad of causes, such as Domestic Violence Awareness, Hu ...

After a six-year legal battle, Nebraska man Kevin Fair will get his home back after initially losing it over just a $600 debt ...

Related: 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' Opal Lee Gifted New House, Built Where Her Family Home Was Burned Down 85 Years Ago In an interview with WOWT, Fair said: “They stand to make the money ...

President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a national holiday in 2021, thanks to the efforts of multiple activists, including Opal Lee, who walked from her home in Fort Worth to Washington, D.C., in 2016 to ...

Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com March 21: Opal Lee, center ... Habitat and HistoryMaker Homes helped the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ rebuild on the same lot where her family lived ...

Civil rights icon Opal Lee, the 98-year-old “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” reclaimed a Fort Worth property her family occupied in 1939, when they were driven away by a racist mob that didn’t ...