In 2024, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden. (Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) Juneteenth is here.

Lee was named the 2021 "Texan of the Year" by The Dallas Morning News. In 2024, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden. [(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) ...

On Wednesday, June 19, celebrate Juneteenth with Opal's Walk for Freedom. This year's 2.5-mile walk is through Fort Worth with streaming coverage on-air, online and on streaming platforms.

In May last year, Opal Lee was awarded the Medal of Freedom, recognizing her pivotal role in establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday in the US.

The day became a federal holiday June 17, 2021, with Lee in attendance as President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth bill into law. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Biden in May ...

In 2024 -- the same year she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom -- Lee marked the anniversary at the White House's first-ever Juneteenth celebration, a concert that featured Audra ...

WHO IS OPAL LEE? Lee was a 2022 Nobel Peace Prize nominee and earlier this year she was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.

WHO IS OPAL LEE? Lee was a 2022 Nobel Peace Prize nominee and earlier this year she was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.

News & Politics At 98, the Grandmother of Juneteenth Still Has Work to Do “When he calls me, I don’t plan to be in no rocking chair waiting for him," Opal Lee says. "Too much to be done.” ...

In 2024 -- the same year she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom -- Lee marked the anniversary at the White House's first-ever Juneteenth celebration, a concert that featured Audra McDonald ...

Opal Lee, the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not lead this year's Walk for Freedom in Fort Worth, her granddaughter said.