Opal Lee is known as the "grandmother of Juneteenth" because she was a driving force in getting Juneteenth recognized as a federal holiday.

“My Granddear is a trailblazer who has carved out a path for us to follow,” Dione Sims, Opal Lee’s granddaughter and president and founder of Unity Unlimited, said in the statement Sunday.

Caldwell said opal mining is done breaking rocks with hand ... He took me under his wing.” Grandpa has carved a home into the side of a mountain at the site of an abandoned mine that had been ...

WITH the scorching heat these days, many almost wish they could hide anywhere, even underground, away from the sun.

We feature a special broadcast marking the Juneteenth federal holiday that commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people ...

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Hina Khan and Rocky Jaiswal are now married. They announced their union on Instagram with photos from their ceremony. Hina wore a custom Manish Malhotra saree. Rocky wore a kurta by the same designer.

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Long overshadowed by headlines of extremism, Georgia's Pankisi Valley is now welcoming travellers with Sufi rituals, mountain ...