As chairman of the bored in my house, a responsibility I take sitting down, I am thrilled to announce that I have a new chair ...

Opal Lee returns home. The 98-year-old returned home from her out-of-state hospital stay on Monday evening. Dionne Sims, ...

From a unity walk to live music and food vendors, Lafayette’s Juneteenth celebration offers free, family-friendly events honoring freedom and community.

Though celebrated for hundreds of years in parts of the U.S., Juneteenth’s history and significance only recently scaled for ...

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Family says Opal Lee, the grandmother of Juneteenth,' is currently hospitalized but doing well. The U.S. Economy Is Headed ...

Her likeness was rendered by another Texas legend, Kermit Oliver, who was the first Black artist to be represented by a major ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — The family of 98-year-old Opal Lee, widely known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is sharing ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Opal Lee, considered the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," was recently hospitalized, but her family says she ...

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 ...

CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Dr. Opal Lee, also known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is being treated at an Ohio hospital. The 98 ...

Opal Lee, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is recovering after she was hospitalized last week in Cincinnati, Ohio, according ...