Walmart’s early Black Friday sale is officially underway, and one of the most impressive markdowns worth checking out is on a ...

A new portrait of Opal Lee by Fort Worth artist Sedrick Huckaby is on display at the Amon Carter Museum this weekend, July 7-9, 2023. A new portrait of Opal Lee, “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” will be ...

Pastor Charlie E. Nickerson remembers being a young man running a grocery store on the southside of Fort Worth while watching Opal Lee strive to make Juneteenth a national holiday. On Friday, Lee was ...

When it comes to skincare, finding the right products that deliver results can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. Enter Opal Beauty—a skincare line that promises to simplify your beauty ...

Fort Worth is hosting Opal Lee’s annual Walk for Freedom on Monday, and the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” said she’s not slowing down anytime soon. “I’m not going to sit in a rocker and wait for the ...

Friday is a big day for Fort Worth's own Opal Lee. The civil rights activist and "Grandmother of Juneteenth" will celebrate her 96th birthday on Friday. She was also among the 343 candidates for this ...

Opal Lee, known as the grandmother of Juneteenth, stood in front of a crowd of over 50 people Thursday, April 17, at a new apartment community dedicated in her name. The Opal, a $55 million mixed ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Although she is 97 years young the grandmother of Juneteenth is ready to put on her walking shoes for a signature walk. The Opal's Walk for Freedom started in 2020 in Fort Worth.

FORT WORTH, Texas — A new development coming to Fort Worth will be named after one of the city's most notable figures. Fort Worth's public housing authority, Fort Worth Housing Solutions, announced in ...

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Columnist Bud Kennedy has written about Fort Worth activist Opal Lee since 2015, when she talked publicly for the first time about the Juneteenth 1939 attack by a white mob that ransacked her family’s ...

Fort Worth civil rights activist Opal Lee was not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday morning, but spirits were high as she gathered with friends and family for a watch party. The Norwegian Nobel ...