Opal Lee's Walk for Freedom wrapped up in Fort Worth Thursday morning, but it was missing the person who started it all.

The Walk for Freedom is held on Juneteenth to mark the two-and-a-half-year delay between the Emancipation Proclamation and ...

Opal Lee, "The Grandmother of Juneteenth," will participate virtually in this year's Walk for Freedom after her recent ...

Opal Lee 's Walk for Freedom may soon stretch far beyond its traditional 2.5-mile route in Fort Worth. Lee's granddaughter, ...

Opal Lee's annual Walk for Freedom took place Thursday morning. For the first time, Lee wasn't in attendance.

What happens to a holiday when its most beloved champion cannot join the celebration? On Thursday, hundreds still showed up ...

The question everyone is asking—will the grandmother of Juneteenth be at this year's Walk for Freedom? FOX 4's Steven Dial is ...

The day now known as Juneteenth was formally recognized as a national holiday in 2021, due in large part to the activism of ...

Those who showed up for the 2.5 mile walk representing the 2.5 years it took for news of freedom to reach slaves in Texas, ...

The day became a federal holiday June 17, 2021, with Lee in attendance as President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth bill into ...

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 was awarded the Medal of Freedom, recognizing her pivotal role in establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday in the US.