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

Take a look at the history of Juneteenth in Fort Worth, including the legacy of Opal Lee who campaigned for years to make it ...

Most retail and grocery locations like Target, H-E-B, Walmart, Kroger and Costco will be open. Most restaurants, from fast to ...

Opal Lee, 98, (center) will not attend this year’s Walk of Freedom, recognizing the Juneteenth holiday, due to health ...

On Juneteenth, some organizations will be closing for the day. Here is a list of some of the those in the Dallas-Fort Worth ...

The National Juneteenth Museum, a project years in the making, is set to rise on the site of the Southside Community Center.

Since its start in 2016, Opal’s Walk for Freedom has drawn a bigger crowd each year. “It used to start and march down Evans ...

The day became a federal holiday June 17, 2021, with Lee in attendance as President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth bill into ...

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

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

On Wednesday, June 19, celebrate Juneteenth with Opal's Walk for Freedom. This year's 2.5-mile walk is through Fort Worth ...

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