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By: Chase Rogers and Zacharia Washingtonhttps://www.dallasnews.com/ Opal Lee, a longtime Fort Worth civil rights leader known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” was hospitalized late...
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By Sarah BahariStaff writer Opal Lee did not vote for President Donald Trump, but the 98-year-old civil rights icon says she is ready to...
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The annual walk started by the Grandmother of Juneteenth to celebrate freedom from slavery moves to Dallas this year
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Bryan Stevenson, attorney and author of ‘Just Mercy,’ joined Lee in Fort Worth.
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By Sylvia Dunnavant HinesTexas Metro News After years of teaching, founding the Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society, and being a catalyst in...
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By Dorothy J. GentrySports Editor The Texas Christian University (TCU) women’s basketball team honored Fort Worth legend Opal Lee with “Opal Lee Day” at...
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Juneteenth’s ‘grandmother’ has spent a lifetime lifting others, seeking remembrance and offering healing
