(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Opal Lee, known across the country as “Grandmother of Juneteenth”, visited Giberson Elementary on Friday, April 12, where she engaged with students, reading her book and ...

Among this year’s 19 recipients is Fort Worth's own Dr. Opal Lee, civil rights icon who championed ... with the publishing of her children’s book, Juneteenth: A Children’s Story.

Dr. Opal Lee, known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” sat down with NBC 5 to discuss how she feels about the administration’s recent move. She led the push to make Juneteenth a federal ...