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The National Juneteenth Museum, a project years in the making, is set to rise on the site of the Southside Community Center.
Opal Lee's Walk for Freedom wrapped up in Fort Worth Thursday morning, but it was missing the person who started it all.
Take a look at the history of Juneteenth in Fort Worth, including the legacy of Opal Lee who campaigned for years to make it ...
Most retail and grocery locations like Target, H-E-B, Walmart, Kroger and Costco will be open. Most restaurants, from fast to ...
Juneteenth was an informal holiday for decades, celebrated with parades, barbecues, and other gatherings. Fort Worth has a ...
On Juneteenth, some organizations will be closing for the day. Here is a list of some of the those in the Dallas-Fort Worth ...
The Walk for Freedom is held on Juneteenth to mark the two-and-a-half-year delay between the Emancipation Proclamation and ...
The museum, now four years in the making, is scheduled to open in 2026, permanently memorializing and educating its visitors ...
Her granddaughter, Dione Sims, the president and founder of Unity Unlimited Inc., which is in charge of the Juneteenth walk, ...
On Wednesday, June 19, celebrate Juneteenth with Opal's Walk for Freedom. This year's 2.5-mile walk is through Fort Worth ...
The walk is a symbolic gesture recognizing the 2 1/2 years it took for news of freedom to reach enslaved people in Texas ...
Opal Lee walks down Lancaster Avenue to celebrate Juneteenth on June 19, 2020, in Fort Worth. Lee was followed by a convoy of hundreds of cars, some decorated, as she made her way to Will Rogers ...