What happens to a holiday when its most beloved champion cannot join the celebration? On Thursday, hundreds still showed up ...

Opal Lee, the "Grandmother of Juneteenth ... carrying on her legacy," Sims said in a statement to CBS News Texas. Lee's annual 2.5-mile walk acknowledges the two and a half years it took for ...

Thursday will mark 160 years since Union forces landed in Galveston with news that enslaved Texans had been emancipated more ...

In what will come as no surprise to many, the resilient 98-year-old lovingly referred to as ‘The Grandmother of Juneteenth’ is determined to lead her annual ... Opal’s Walk for Freedom. Dr ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — The family of 98-year-old Opal Lee, widely known ... is doing,” she said. Sims said Lee still plans to participate in the Freedom Walk. "Her unwavering commitment to ...

The Fort Worth Police Department said officers responded to the FedEx Ground facility on Village Creek Road just after 4:30 a.m. Opal ... started it all. Lee's annual 2.5-mile walk acknowledges ...

Inc., and Dr. Opal Lee on Thursday, June 19, at Opal’s Walk for Freedom. This year’s walk features a new, scenic route in Fort Worth that starts at Farrington Field, passes by the Botanic ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Opal Lee, considered the "Grandmother of Juneteenth ... nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. She hosted her annual Walk for Freedom in Dallas for the first time last June.

said Dr. Lee “is recovering from a hospital stay and looking forward to returning home to Texas.” The annual Opal’s Walk for Freedom, which was held in Dallas last year, is returning to Fort ...