Source: John Wheatly / iOne Digital The Oxford Dictionary defines a hero as someone admired for courage, outstanding achievements or noble qualities. Dr. Opal Lee’s life is the
Ninety-seven-year-old Opal Lee, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” received the keys to her new Fort Worth, Texas, home on June 14. The new home was fittingly built on the
Originally Published June 10, 2023 June 19th commemorates the day that all enslaved Black Americans in a Texas town learned that they were free. BLACK ENTERPRISE honors this
Trailblazing civil rights leader Opal Lee, renowned as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” will be honored by Southern Methodist University (SMU) with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree