The BriefOpal Lee, the 98-year-old "grandmother of Juneteenth," has returned to Fort Worth after being hospitalized in ...

Opal Lee, a longtime Fort Worth civil rights leader known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” was hospitalized late last ...

There is great news for the Fort Worth grandmother who became the voice for a federal Juneteenth holiday. Opal Lee is out of ...

Sign up for essential news for the Fort Worth area. Delivered to your inbox — completely free. Opal Lee is not just the “Grandmother of Junteenth,” a Nobel ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — The family of 98-year-old Opal Lee, widely known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is sharing ...

Sign up for essential news for the Fort Worth area. Delivered to your inbox — completely free. Renowned across the country for her civil rights activism and widely ...

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 ...

Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, reacts while listening during a ceremony to celebrate Lee’s homecoming to her rebuilt childhood home in Fort Worth on Friday. On June 19, 1939 ...

Opal Lee first made national headlines in 2016, when the then-89-year-old walked more than 1,400 miles from Fort Worth to Washington, D.C., in a campaign to convince lawmakers to recognize ...

off Westport Parkway in the Alliance Corridor. “I dream there will be more Opals across the city,” said Lee, who hopes Fort Worth and other cities will continue to address the need of housing ...