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Juneteenth: A Celebration Of Freedom

Tommy and Kelly Show

English - June 10, 2022 16:28 - 10 minutes - 1 Byte - ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
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You may have heard of Juneteenth for the first time when it became a national holiday. Perhaps your family has celebrated for decades. Whether to you Opal Lee is a household name or someone you're just learning about Tommy had a great chat ahead of Juneteenth 2022. Alice Faye Duncan wrote a beautiful children's biography on the Grandmother of Juneteenth called "Opal Lee and What It Means To Be Free." They chatted about her journey creating the book, conversations with Opal herself and how people of all ages and races can celebrate Juneteenth.