Juneteenth

A ceremony held in Fort Worth on Thursday celebrates the fact that a National Juneteenth Museum will become a reality.

A Texas woman who helped make Juneteenth a federal holiday has become the second Black Texan honored with a portrait on the walls of the state’s Senate chamber.

Opal Lee (96), who was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, is also credited by the White House for years of dedication in having Juneteenth made into a national holiday.

Opal Lee will speak in The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum’s Funk Family Upstander Speaker Series on Feb. 7.

A building that was used as the museum’s office was affected though the actual museum did not catch fire, according to the family of Opal Lee.

A fire on the property and offices of the original Juneteenth Museum caught fire early Wednesday morning, Fort Worth fire officials say.

The advocate, Nobel Prize nominee and Fort Worth resident spoke with future leaders about the importance of the June holiday that observes the day Slavery ended in Texas.

Voters approved ballot measures that will change their state constitutions to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for crime.

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to jailed Belarus rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian group Memorial and the Ukrainian organization Center for Civil Liberties. The grandmother of Juneteenth and a Fort Worth native, Opal Lee, was also nominated for the award.

Dr. Opal Lee was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her decades of work leading to Juneteenth being named a national holiday. NBC 5 talked with her about how she’s feeling ahead of the big announcment.

Friday is a big day for Fort Worth’s own Opal Lee.

The Nobel Committee will announce the 2022 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize early Friday morning. Fort Worth’s own Opal Lee is among the 343 nominees. NBC 5’s Noelle Walker talked to the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ about the nomination.

The City of Fort Worth has approved a pledge of up to $15 million for the construction of a national Juneteenth museum.

The City of Fort Worth has approved a pledge of up to $15 million for the construction of a national Juneteenth museum.

Good food and good conversation make for Something Good on this Tuesday morning.

Brandon Byrd, Associate Professor of History at Vanderbilt University, joins LX News to discuss the history of Juneteenth. 

Juneteenth is a celebration for all, that’s the message from Dr. Opal Lee. Telemundo 39’s Analia Fiestas talked to the 95-year-old activist and her granddaughter about the role Latinos played in the history of Juneteenth.

Opal Lee led hundreds in a walk through Fort Worth Saturday to celebrate Juneteenth. The 95-year-old who helped successfully push for Juneteenth to be a federal holiday said it’s important that people learn the history behind it.

Standing in the limited shade provided by a tree at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Magnet Center, Donald Parish Junior looked out on the few dozen who showed up to walk with him for a “Unify the Streets” rally on Sunday.

Standing in the limited shade provided by a tree at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Magnet Center, Donald Parish Junior looked out on the few dozen who showed up to walk with him for a “Unify the Streets” rally on Sunday.