Lee’s home was attacked and burned by a white mob when she was a child. Author: William Joy (WFAA) Updated: 10:37 PM CST February 12, 2021
FORT WORTH, Texas Opal Lee had a simple rule in her home. If her kids were reading a book, they didn’t have to clean.
“I didn’t disturb them,” Lee said. “I’d rather they read than the house was clean.”
Now, the 94-year-old’s home doubles as a museum to her life’s remarkable story and a large, organized library, which you’d expect from the former educator who hasn’t stopped trying to teach.
Other virtual, learning events Teach for America DFW is hosting on MLK Day include:
Virtual Fireside Chat with Mrs. Sarah Walker: The former president of the Tarrant County Black Historical Society. She will share some of her lived experiences during this historical time period. Children activists from Fort Worth ISD’s My Brother’s Keeper and other North Texas children will talk with Mrs. Walker and ask her questions.
Virtual Field Trip with the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum: Students and community members will have the opportunity to put their journalist hats on and go back to the 1960s to better understand the Civil Rights movement in North Texas.
Melanie Whelan is resigning from her position as chief executive officer of SoulCycle, effective Tuesday, the company told CNBC Make It. Both sides felt it was time for a leadership transition, according to a person briefed on the decision who asked not to be named because those discussions were private. A spokesperson for SoulCycle declined to comment on the impetus. director Nov 26, 2019
The Maryland woman who has accused Democratic Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of raping her while they were students at Duke University in 2000 is a single mother who values her privacy, worked for several years as a school fundraiser and had a sometimes-turbulent personal life.