Opal Lee, known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not be walking in her annual Walk for Freedom event in Fort Worth. Dione Sims, Lee's granddaughter, confirmed the news to WFAA Tuesday.

DALLAS — Opal Lee, known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not be walking in her annual Walk for Freedom event in Fort Worth. Dione Sims, Lee's granddaughter, confirmed Thursday that Lee ...

Opal Lee, known to many as "The Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not participate in this year’s Walk for Freedom march due to a recent hospitalization.

Opal Lee's Walk for Freedom draws several on Juneteenth Opal Lee's Walk for Freedom wrapped up in Fort Worth Thursday morning, but it was missing the person who started it all.

Opal Lee, center, prepares for her 2½-mile Walk for Freedom in Fort Worth June 18, 2022. For years, Lee advocated for Juneteenth — also known as Jubilee Day and Emancipation Day — to become a ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Despite not being physically there, Opal Lee's presence was felt throughout the annual Walk For Freedom celebrating Juneteenth in Fort Worth. Hundreds of people took on Lee's ...

Dr. Opal Lee will complete her annual 2.5-mile walk to recognize the 2.5 years it took for the news and enforcement of freedom to reach the enslaved people in Texas. Now a national holiday ...

Lee's annual 2.5-mile walk acknowledges the two and a half years it took for news of freedom to reach those enslaved in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. Over the decades, the celebrations that ...