“Grandmother of Juneteenth” Shares Her Wisdom on Freedom

At 94 years old, Opal Lee is still determined to see Juneteenth made a national holiday through bringing awareness to Congress and the administration that the country needs and wants the unity that celebrating the abolition of slavery can bring. Influenced by being a board member of NJOF with Dr. Ronald Meyers, she too understood the national relevance of celebrating freedom all across America which is bigger than just Texas. The post “Grandmother of Juneteenth” Shares Her Wisdom on Freedom first appeared on Politics In Color.