“The Grandmother Of Juneteenth”, Opal Lee will add a new accomplishment to her resume Friday when she is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden. It is the nation ...

Opal Lee, ‘grandmother of Juneteenth,’ has a message for President Donald Trump “The road to true freedom is long, but I’ve walked it my whole life,” the civil rights leader wrote.

President Joe Biden awards the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to Opal Lee during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Friday, May 3, 2024, in ...

Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, called for unity in a letter to President Trump on his inauguration day.

Lee received the “Grandmother of Juneteenth" moniker for her efforts to turn the day commemorating Black freedom from slavery into a national holiday, received a Presidential Medal of Freedom ...

In May, Lee received the Presidential Medal of Freedom honoring her work to commemorate the end of chattel slavery in the nation.

Lee received the “Grandmother of Juneteenth" moniker for her efforts to turn the day commemorating Black freedom from slavery into a national holiday, received a Presidential Medal of Freedom ...

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, the woman who crusaded to make Juneteenth a federally-recognized holiday, has an Indiana connection about which she wants more information.

President Joe Biden awards the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to Opal Lee during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Friday, May 3, 2024, in ...

Lee received the “Grandmother of Juneteenth" moniker for her efforts to turn the day commemorating Black freedom from slavery into a national holiday, received a Presidential Medal of Freedom ...

Lee received the “Grandmother of Juneteenth" moniker for her efforts to turn the day commemorating Black freedom from slavery into a national holiday, received a Presidential Medal of Freedom ...