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

July 6, 2026 by Yassine

War officially ended.

PHOTO: Vice President Kamala Harris watches as Opal Lee (2nd L), the activist known as the grandmother of Juneteenth, is given a pen after President Joe Biden signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, in the White House, June 17, 2021. — Vice President Kamala Harris watches as Opal Lee (2nd L), the activist known as the gr…

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In November of 2025, the Department of the Interior announced in a news release that it would no longer allow free entrance into national parks on Juneteenth and Martin Luther King Jr. Day for 2026.continue reading …

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