MXO ‘The Arts Unplugged’: Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother Of Juneteenth,’ Gets Texas Portrait!

Associated Press, Posted June 16th 2023 Opal Lee, the 96-year-old Texan whose efforts helped make Juneteenth a federal holiday to commemorate the

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Family affair: Juneteenth Freedom Fest Becomes Tradition In The #CLE!

FreshWaterCleveland.com, Posted June 16th 2022 After last year’s successful premier of the Downtown Juneteenth Freedom Fest celebration, plans for Cleveland’s

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One Woman’s Decades-Long Fight To Make Juneteenth A U.S. Holiday!

FEATURED PHOTO: OPAL LEE BEGAN HER WALK FOR A JUNETEENTH NATION HOLIDAY IN 2016 IdeastreamPublicMedia.org, By Vanessa Romo-NPR, Posted June

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MXO ‘The Arts Unplugged’: First Annual Downtown Juneteenth Freedom Fest Is Scheduled For June 19th!

FreshWaterCleveland.com, Posted June 11th 2021 With COVID-19 restrictions being eased, plans are already in the works for free community-driven Juneteenth

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