The Walk for Freedom is held on Juneteenth to mark the two-and-a-half-year delay between the Emancipation Proclamation and ...

Roderick Miles Jr., the Tarrant County Commissioner of Precinct 1, hugs Dione Sims, the granddaughter of Opal Lee, following ...

Juneteenth was an informal holiday for decades, celebrated with parades, barbecues, and other gatherings. Fort Worth has a ...

The museum, now four years in the making, is scheduled to open in 2026, permanently memorializing and educating its visitors ...

Celebrations are planned around the country to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers ...

Opal's Lee Walk for Freedom is coming back to Fort Worth but without Lee - considered the "Grandmother of Juneteenth" - to ...

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

Juneteenth is a significant day for African Americans, especially in Texas, even before it became a federal holiday. There's a lot of work that goes into getting a holiday federally observed, and much ...

June 19, 2025, marks the fifth consecutive year that Juneteenth is a federally recognized United States holiday.

The celebration in Leimert Park, billed as a “Black Family Reunion,” included many of the emotions that come with family ...

There are a number of events to mark Juneteenth across North Texas, including Opal Lee's famed Walk For Freedom.