In 2016, 94-year-old Texas native, Opal Lee started "Opal's Walk to DC Campaign," to fight to make Juneteenth a national holiday. On the Kaleidoscope, Allison speaks with the "Grandmother of Juneteenth" about her new project, and how she got started with her activism. 

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In 2016, 94-year-old Texas native, Opal Lee started "Opal's Walk to DC Campaign," to fight to make Juneteenth a national holiday. On the Kaleidoscope, Allison speaks with the "Grandmother of Juneteenth" about her new project, and how she got started with her activism. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In 2016, 94-year-old Texas native, Opal Lee started "Opal's Walk to DC Campaign," to fight to make Juneteenth a national holiday. On the Kaleidoscope, Allison speaks with the "Grandmother of Juneteenth" about her new project, and how she got started with her activism.&nbsp;

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(Opal Lee) the Fight for the Juneteenth Holiday

<p>Host and CBS News Radio correspondent Allison Keyes goes deep into social justice issues across the nation. Each week, Keyes has crucial conversations on topics including race, gender, disability, income inequality and beyond.&nbsp;<em>Kaleidoscope</em>&nbsp;examines current systemic inequities from violence against Asian Americans to the continued police killings of Black men, the increasing murders of law enforcement&nbsp;and the rise in food insecurity as the Covid-19 pandemic continues. New episodes every Friday.</p>

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Host and CBS News Radio correspondent Allison Keyes goes deep into social justice issues across the nation. Each week, Keyes has crucial conversations on topics including race, gender, disability, income inequality and beyond. Kaleidoscope examines current systemic inequities from violence against Asian Americans to the continued police killings of Black men, the increasing murders of law enforcement and the rise in food insecurity as the Covid-19 pandemic continues. New episodes every Friday.

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