‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Opal Lee says efforts are being made to erase Black history July 6, 2026 by Yassine ADVERTISEMENT to get Juneteenth — commemorating the end of slavery in the United States — named a national holiday. Four years later, Lee’s activism helped push Congress to establish a new national holiday for the first time in nearly 40 years. President Joe Biden is applauded as he reaches for a pen to sign the Juneteenth Nationa…Show more– Carlos Barria/Reuters When continue reading … ADVERTISEMENT ←PreviousNext→