Barb South, 92, of Omaha, NE, formerly of Atlantic, IA, died Sunday, August 17, 2025, at St. Joseph Villa Nursing and ...

The African American Museum in Dallas celebrates the closing of Big D Cotton: Without Us, an exhibition exploring the legacy of the cotton industry.

It's Lee's third walkoff hit of the season and his second this month. The Twins beat the Red Sox after a long weather delay.

The class will join the likes of Selena Quintanilla, Sandra Day O'Connor, Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson, Ann Richards and Opal Lee.

One of the first portraits I saw was of Opal Lee, “the grandmother of Juneteenth,” hanging in the entrance hall.

The 98-year-old Lee, known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth” for the years she spent advocating to make the day a federal holiday, was recently hospitalized and didn’t participate in public ...

In Fort Worth, Texas, about 2,500 people participated in Opal Lee’s annual Juneteenth walk. The 98-year-old Lee, known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth” for the years she spent advocating to make the ...

The walk coincided with a similar event in Fort Worth, Texas, in which the event’s namesake, Opal Lee, participated.

The holiday became federally recognized in 2021, thanks in large part to the efforts of Fort Worth's own Dr. Opal Lee, who spent decades raising awareness about its significance.

In Fort Worth, Texas, about 2,500 people participated in Opal Lee’s annual Juneteenth walk.

Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. on June 19, 2025, honored the end of slavery while also confronting modern political efforts to suppress Black history and diversity initiatives ...