‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Opal Lee says efforts are being made to erase Black history

the Presidential Medal of Freedom — Lee marked the anniversary at the White House’s first-ever Juneteenth celebration, a concert that featured Jennifer Hudson and Audra McDonald.

A Texas native, Lee said she experienced racial unrest firsthand during her childhood, including the night hundreds of rioters set fire to her family’s home on June 19, 1939.continue reading …