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Opal Lee, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is recovering after she was hospitalized last week in Cincinnati, Ohio, according ...
FORT WORTH, Texas — Opal Lee, considered the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," was recently hospitalized, but her family says she ...
Opal Lee, known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” was hospitalized last month while visiting Ohio to mark the 30th ...
Opal Lee is known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” for her decades-long campaign to make the day a federal holiday ...
Opal Lee, a longtime Fort Worth civil rights leader known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” was hospitalized late last ...
FORT WORTH, Texas — The family of 98-year-old Opal Lee, widely known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is sharing ...
Lee's family said she had a slight medical emergency and has been hospitalized for several days.
There is great news for the Fort Worth grandmother who became the voice for a federal Juneteenth holiday. Opal Lee is out of ...
CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Dr. Opal Lee, also known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is being treated at an Ohio hospital. The 98 ...
Juneteenth, a pivotal celebration in African American history, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, ...
Juneteenth is a federal holiday that recognizes the freedom of formerly enslaved Black people. The commemoration ...