Fort Worth City Councilwoman Mia Hall of District 6 speaks to the crowd gathered following the Opal Lee Walk for Freedom at Farrington Field in Fort Worth on Thursday, June 19, 2025.

Opal Lee, known to many as "The Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not participate in this year’s Walk for Freedom march due to a recent hospitalization.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Despite not being physically there, Opal Lee's presence was felt throughout the annual Walk For Freedom celebrating Juneteenth in Fort Worth. Hundreds of people took on Lee's ...

DALLAS — Opal Lee, known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not be walking in her annual Walk for Freedom event in Fort Worth. Dione Sims, Lee's granddaughter, confirmed Thursday that Lee ...

Opal Lee, the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not lead this year's Walk for Freedom in Fort Worth, her granddaughter said Tuesday night. Texas defunds border wall Gina Gershon: ‘People like to ...

Older generations walk in Fort Worth to preserve Juneteenth history: ‘Don't let it die' After a recent hospitalization, Opal Lee missed the walk and passed the torch to her granddaughter Dione Sims.

Opal Lee, the grandmother of Juneteenth, is back in Fort Worth after being admitted to the hospital in Ohio.