"Grandmother of Juneteenth" Opal Lee to Visit Uplift Ascend on July 19, 2021 ACCESSWIRE 09 Jul 2021, 06:05 GMT+10 DALLAS, TX / ACCESSWIRE / July 8, 2021 / Ms. Opal Lee, popularly known as the 'Grandmother of Juneteenth,' will be hosting an Uplift Ascend school-wide book reading assembly on Monday, July 19, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Uplift Ascend Gymnasium located at 3301 Turf Paradise Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76140. Opal Lee, an American retired teacher, counselor, and activist in the movement to make Juneteenth a federally recognized holiday, and often described as the "grandmother of Juneteenth," will be speaking to the students and staff of the school and will read excerpts from her book,