Opal Lee, a longtime Fort Worth civil rights leader known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” was hospitalized late last month while visiting Ohio to mark

Opal Lee, known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is currently in the hospital but is reportedly doing well and in good spirits, according to her family. The reason for her hospitalization hasn’t been disclosed,

There is great news for the Fort Worth grandmother who became the voice for a federal Juneteenth holiday. Opal Lee is out of a Cincinnati hospital after a brief stay. She and organizers say her Walk for Freedom in three weeks will go on as planned.