Opal Lee
Also known as: Grandmother of Juneteenth
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September 2026
City Council authorized renaming the Hazel Harvey Peace Center for Neighborhoods as the Southside Community Center at Hazel Harvey Peace, as services from the closed Southside Community Center transition there. The move supports plans for the National Juneteenth Museum at the former Southside site.
Council votes to rename Hazel Harvey Peace Center
June 2026
The City Council will present a formal recognition celebrating Opal Lee reaching 100 years of life.
Presentation of a Recognition Celebrating 100 Years of Life of Opal Lee
Fort Worth will host a Juneteenth Kick-Off Festival at City Hall on June 9 with food trucks, vendors, and music, followed by a special City Council recognition honoring Dr. Opal Lee on her 100th birthday.
Join the Juneteenth Kick-Off Festival at City Hall
March 2026
Fort Worth activist Opal Lee, known as the 'Grandmother of Juneteenth,' has been added to Mattel's 'Barbie Inspiring Women' doll collection, honoring her decades of advocacy that led to Juneteenth becoming a federal holiday in 2021 and her receipt of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2024.
What a doll: Opal Lee becomes a Barbie