Thousands of children and families gathered Saturday at the Shops at RedBird for the T.D. Jakes Foundation's second annual ...

Ms. Opal Lee, often called the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” spent decades advocating for national recognition of the holiday—and in 2021, her dream became law. After years of walking both streets and ...

Juneteenth was even more special this year for Opal Lee, affectionately known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth.” The 97-year-old was handed the keys to her newly constructed house last week ...

Cities across the United States marked Juneteenth with parades, freedom walks, and festivals, commemorating the day in 1865 when Union soldiers informed enslav ...

The day became a federal holiday June 17, 2021, with Lee in attendance as President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth bill into ...

Community leaders and residents of Bakersfield express their thoughts and feelings behind the holiday. Celebrating in style ...

Celebrations are being held around the country to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday marking the day in 1865 when Union ...

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The Walk for Freedom is held on Juneteenth to mark the two-and-a-half-year delay between the Emancipation Proclamation and ...

We revisit host Peter O’Dowd’s 2022 conversation with Opal Lee, the woman who spent decades walking and advocating for Juneteenth to be recognized as a national holiday.

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

Opal Lee was 89 when she began her campaign to make the day a federal holiday. At 98. she's still an inspiration ...