Ms. Opal Lee To Be Recognized By International Peace Honors And Visit Fort Worth, Has Been Named An Unsung Hero By StoryTerrace

FORT WORTH, TX, Jan. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today Unity Unlimited announces that social impact leader and ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ Ms. Opal Lee is the recipient of three prestigious awards.In more exciting news, memoir writing service, StoryTerrace, has chosen Ms. Opal as the Leading Hero in their search for the Unsung Heroes of COVID-19 in 2020. The StoryTerrace Unsung Heroes of COVID-19 initiative sought to find ordinary people doing extraordinary things during the pandemic. Ms. Opal’s entry – submitted by a dear friend unbeknownst to her – was selected from nearly 500 applicants. She and 24 others have been recognized; however, Ms. Opal was named the Leading Hero of the campaign. Her story is being included in a compilation book of the top 25 Unsung Heroes of COVID-19, due to be released later this year, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Unity Unlimited.Ms. Opal said: “Wow! I can’t believe I’m being recognized alongside so many amazing young people. Having lived in Fort Worth since I was 10, I love my city and helping people have a better life here is something I try to do every day, so thank you, Visit Fort Worth for your ongoing support.###Watch the International Peace Honors live stream here.
Watch Ms.Opal’s StoryTerrace Unsung Hero reveal here.
Sign Ms.Opal’s petition to make Juneteenth a national holiday here.
About Ms. Opal Lee
Ms. Opal is the oldest living board member of the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation  (NJOF) that was founded and led by the late Dr. Ronald Myers, Sr., whose initiative is for Juneteenth  to become a national holiday. To bring awareness to the cause, she started her Opal’s Walk 2 DC campaign in 2016, where she walked 2.5 miles to symbolize the 2.5 years that it took for slaves in Texas to know that they were free. Ms. Opal launched a petition to make Juneteenth a national  holiday on Change.org, and in September 2020 delivered the 1.5 million signatures it had received to  Congress. Ms.Opal believes that freedom should be celebrated from the 19^th of June to the 4^th of  July. Visit Ms. Opal’s EPK for more.AttachmentMs. Opal LeeBrea Carter
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