National Holiday Archives - The Local News App https://thelocalnews.app/tag/national-holiday/ Only what you care about Sat, 01 Jun 2024 01:30:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://thelocalnews.app/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-the-local-news-app-logo-512-1-150x150.png National Holiday Archives - The Local News App https://thelocalnews.app/tag/national-holiday/ 32 32 220501511 Opal Lee: The Grandmother of Juneteenth https://thelocalnews.app/opal-lee-the-grandmother-of-juneteenth/ https://thelocalnews.app/opal-lee-the-grandmother-of-juneteenth/#respond Sat, 01 Jun 2024 01:30:00 +0000 https://thelocalnews.app/?p=56781 Fort Worth resident Opal Lee, renowned as The Grandmother of Juneteenth, shares her inspiring journey of activism and her pivotal role in establishing Juneteenth as a national holiday. A Lifetime of Advocacy Opal Lee’s story is one of resilience and dedication to social justice. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, she has dedicated her life to […]

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