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Opal Lee, a longtime Fort Worth civil rights leader known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” was hospitalized late last ...
Opal Lee, the 98-year-old "grandmother of Juneteenth," has returned to Fort Worth after being hospitalized in Ohio. She's ...
Opal Lee, known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” was hospitalized last month while visiting Ohio to mark the 30th ...
FORT WORTH, Texas — Opal Lee, considered the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," was recently hospitalized, but her family says she ...
The news comes shortly before Opal Lee was set to host her annual Walk For Freedom. Biles calls Gaines 'sick' in trans rights ...
FORT WORTH, Texas — The family of 98-year-old Opal Lee, widely known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is sharing ...
There is great news for the Fort Worth grandmother who became the voice for a federal Juneteenth holiday. Opal Lee is out of ...
Opal Lee is known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” for her decades-long campaign to make the day a federal holiday ...
June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers liberated Texas slaves, came to be known as "Juneteenth," the oldest nationally celebrated ...
Nothing’s stopping Opal Lee. Not even a brief stint in the hospital. Her granddaughter told NBC 5 that Dr. Lee was hospitalized in Cincinnati, Ohio, while there to accept an award. Get top local ...
FORT WORTH, Texas - The North Texas woman known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth" was hospitalized over the weekend in Ohio. According to family members, 98-year-old Opal Lee was hospitalized this ...