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Oct 13, 2026
Richie SteadmanHOST
Wow.
TaylorHOST
And so the, uh, community there, what they wanted to do to celebrate her was, to celebrate her 100th birthday, was initiate the construction of the National Juneteenth Museum.
TaylorHOST
And amazingly, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated $3 million to that effort.
TaylorHOST
Um, and there's a video that the church put out of, uh, church, uh, representatives there at the site as they began construction and announcing that $3 million donation, and it was just...
Bree WoodCORRESPONDENT
The demonstration was part of Zero Day, a campus-wide economic blackout.
Bree WoodCORRESPONDENT
And Opal Lee, known as the grandmother of Juneteenth, celebrated her 100th birthday with the groundbreaking of the Juneteenth Museum in Texas, honoring her legacy and the holidays she helped make national.
Bree WoodCORRESPONDENT
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Bree WoodCORRESPONDENT
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Odochi IbeHOST
We are thankful for her and thankful for everything that she has done.
Odochi IbeHOST
And there is apparently a planned National Juneteenth Museum that's going to be opening in Texas in 2029.
Odochi IbeHOST
Thanks to her.
Odochi IbeHOST
So we are very lucky to have her.
Miranda SuarezHOST
And turned 100 this week.
Miranda SuarezHOST
It was really interesting to get an update, too, on the progress of the National Juneteenth Museum, which is going to be built kind of in the historic south side, kind of off Rosedale and 35 in Fort Worth.
Miranda SuarezHOST
And as we talked to our arts reporter, Markita Fornoff, earlier this week.
Miranda SuarezHOST
At least as of earlier this summer, they were like 20 million short of the goal to start constructing the museum, but we'll keep watching it.
Sybil WilkesCORRESPONDENT
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Sybil WilkesCORRESPONDENT
And in Fort Worth, Texas, community leaders broke ground on a landmark National Juneteenth Museum celebrating the one-hundredth birthday of the civil rights icon and grandmother of Juneteenth, Dr. Opal Lee.
Sybil WilkesCORRESPONDENT
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Be informed, be empowered.
Sybil WilkesCORRESPONDENT
A new study by WalletHub, Mississippi ranks as the least safe state in America, finishing last overall in four of five major categories, including emergency preparedness and road safety.
Sybil WilkesCORRESPONDENT
And in Fort Worth, Texas, community leaders broke ground on a landmark National Juneteenth Museum, celebrating the 100th birthday of the civil rights icon and grandmother of Juneteenth, Dr. Opal Lee.
Sybil WilkesCORRESPONDENT
I'm Sybil Wilkes.
Sybil WilkesCORRESPONDENT
Be informed, be empowered.
Shelby RoseCORRESPONDENT
The grandmother of Juneteenth celebrated her 100th birthday yesterday.
Shelby RoseCORRESPONDENT
Opal Lee started her day at the future site for the National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth.
Opal LeeSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I'm going to keep on walking and keep on talking until everybody understands that this is our contribution.
Shelby RoseCORRESPONDENT
The museum has raised $55 million, waiting to hit their goal of $70 million to start building.
Doug DavisHOST
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Doug DavisHOST
And finally, Opal Lee, known as the grandmother of Juneteenth, recently celebrated her 100th birthday and the future of the National Juneteenth Museum is now brighter than ever.
Doug DavisHOST
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fort Worth just committed $3 million toward the museum.
Doug DavisHOST
The announcement came as crews began removing a building to make room for the project.
KylePANELIST
Hear, hear.
AndyPANELIST
With a groundbreaking ceremony for the national Juneteenth Museum.
AndyPANELIST
It's in Fort Worth, the historic south side.
AndyPANELIST
So the museum is a tribute to her advocacy for Juneteenth.
D.L. HughleyHOST
Hear, hear.
Indy B.GUEST
With a groundbreaking ceremony for the National Juneteenth Museum.
Indy B.GUEST
It's in Fort Worth, the historic Southside.
Indy B.GUEST
So the museum is a tribute to her advocacy for Juneteenth.
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