Attendees parade down the street during Opal's Walk for Freedom on June 19, 2025, from Farrington Field and back in a two and a half mile loop in Fort Worth.

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.

While Opal Lee was sorely missed at her annual Juneteenth walk, her spirit was felt in the hundreds of people that participated in the annual Fort Worth event. Lee watched the walk from home on ...

While Opal Lee, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” was not able to attend her annual walk in Fort Worth, the community showed up in droves.

For the first time since 2018, Sim’s grandmother, Opal Lee — known widely as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” — would not lead the annual freedom walk following a hospitalization.

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

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 ...

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.

NEED TO KNOW Opal Lee, also known as "The Grandmother of Juneteenth," will miss marching in this year’s Walk of Freedom event The 98-year-old was recently hospitalized, which led to her first time ...

Opal Lee's annual Walk for Freedom took place Thursday morning. For the first time, Lee wasn't in attendance.

Opal’s Lee Walk for Freedom is coming back to Fort Worth but without Lee — considered the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” — to lead it. According to WFAA, Lee, 98, will not participate in ...

Opal Lee, the "Grandmother of Juneteenth‚" will not lead this year’s Walk for Freedom in Fort Worth, her granddaughter said Tuesday night.