The “grandmother of Juneteenth," is bringing a play to a Fort Worth stage on Sunday highlighting Fannie Lou Hamer's legacy ...

Supporters insist that the one-woman stage play will uplift the audience, even as they learn about Fannie Lou Hamer.

Two days before the Nov. 5 election, Opal Lee will bring a play to Fort Worth that pays tribute to Hamer’s legacy as a voting ...

Fort Worth’s Grandmother of Juneteenth, Opal Lee, wants to motivate and inspire North Texas to get out and vote.

The roughly 19,000-square-foot-building is a locus of activity for the community, serving as a meeting space for everyone ...

Opal Lee, the civil rights activist whose crusade helped to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, celebrated her 98th birthday this week. She helped organize one of the first major celebrations in ...

On June 19, 1865 — two years after the Emancipation Proclamation freed thousands of enslaved Black Americans in other states ...

Opal Lee, the Fort Worth resident acclaimed as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” will be an honored guest at the BuildStrong ...

The “grandmother of Juneteenth," is bringing a play to a Fort Worth stage on Sunday highlighting Fannie Lou Hamer's legacy ...

Two days before the Nov. 5 election, Opal Lee will bring a play to Fort Worth that pays tribute to Hamer’s legacy as a voting rights advocate, according to a news release. The production will be ...

Opal Lee, the civil rights activist whose crusade helped to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, celebrated her 98th birthday this week. She helped organize one of the first major celebrations in her ...