Widely-known as the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’, Opal Lee is honored as the Dazzler of the Day for her 94 years of wonderful work on this planet. She was present when President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law, making Juneteenth a federal holiday, saying, “I am so delighted to know that suddenly we’ve got a Juneteenth. It’s not a Texas thing or a Black thing. It’s an American thing.” Read more about her activism and how it all began here.
