Human-Interest Reporter Lupe Zapata and Opal Lee driving to Opal’s farm in Fort Worth, Texas while filming a story produced for Spectrum News in November 2020.

Habitat for Humanity helped build the activist a new home on the same site where her family's home was burned down in 1939 and she got the keys just days before this year's Juneteenth celebrations.

On Thursday, June 19, Opal Lee, Unity Unlimited, Inc., NBC 5, and Telemundo 39, celebrate Juneteenth at Opal’s Walk for Freedom. The walk features a new, scenic route in Fort Worth that starts ...

On Wednesday, June 19, celebrate Juneteenth with Opal's Walk for Freedom. This year's 2.5-mile walk is through Fort Worth with streaming coverage on-air, online and on streaming platforms.

Opal Lee, right, gets a hug from Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker outside Lee's new house in Fort Worth, Texas, Friday, June 14, 2024. Habitat for Humanity built Lee the home on the same lot where ...

Opal Lee , the 'Grandmother of Juneteenth', is moving into a brand new home on the same lot where a racist mob drove her family out of when she was 12.

A large crowd once again gathered at Opal Lee’s tree-lined Fort Worth land on Friday, but instead of the hatred of an angry mob, they exuded love as the 97-year-old was handed keys to the home ...