Celebrations are being held around the country to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to ...

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.” ...

Juneteenth marks the jubilant day in 1865 when many of the more than 250,000 people who were enslaved in Texas finally learned they were legally free. This deliberately delayed news was delivered by ...

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated hosted a virtual Economic Justice Town Hall the enduring legacy of Dr. Opal Lee.

Devon Henry, owner of the Newport News-based construction firm Team Henry Enterprises LLC, was the keynote speaker at this year’s local Juneteenth observance, “A ...

Each winner of the 2025 Dr. Eugene and Dr. Maxine Hankins Cain Lansing Juneteenth Essay Competition and Scholarship Program ...

For social justice activist Glenn Harris, President Donald Trump’s statement on Juneteenth, arguing there are “too many ...

Volunteers and leaders united in Nicholtown to build more than a home—this partnership is transforming lives and ...

Juneteenth was even more special this year for Opal Lee, affectionately known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth.” The 97-year-old was handed the keys to her newly constructed house last week ...

Community leaders and residents of Bakersfield express their thoughts and feelings behind the holiday. Celebrating in style ...

She is known by many different titles. Grandmother of Juneteenth. Inspiration. Icon. But to David Ford, Opal Lee is a lifelong friend. Ford was one of hundreds of people who spent their Juneteenth ...

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.