So if people can be taught to hate, they can be taught to love," Lee said in the letter. President Joe Biden awards the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to Opal ...
An educator and civil rights advocate, Lee called for unity and hope, drawing deeply from Dr. Martin Luther King's enduring legacy.
Grandmother of Juneteenth Opal Lee is photographed in her new Fort Worth home office, January 15, 2025. Lee was named the 2021 "Texan of the Year" by The Dallas Morning News. In 2024, she was awarded ...
FORT WORTH, Texas — As Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President Monday on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Fort Worth’s Opal Lee ... She received a Presidential Medal of Freedom from ...
FORT WORTH – Opal Lee, affectionately known as the ... She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2024 for her efforts.
TEXAS — Dr. Opal Lee, known ask the Grandmother of Juneteenth ... a bill making Juneteenth the 11 th federal holiday. In 2024, Biden awarded Lee the Presidential Medial of Freedom. "As a life-long ...