# @BET on Twitter/X

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://twitter.com/BET/status/1803431399656993032
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/19943885-BET-twitter
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/b88fa36a5d.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-06-19T14:15:26.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BETNetworks (@bet) — https://gondola.cc/bet

## Caption

Meet Ms. Opal Lee, the "grandmother of Juneteenth.” She is an activist and educator who supported the efforts to have Juneteenth recognized as a federal holiday. 

Learn more about the significance of the #Juneteenth holiday on the encore of #AmericaInBlackBET today at 1/12c. https://t.co/3s6AYD2gsF

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- **Likes:** 173
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- **Comments:** 16

## Tags

juneteenth, americainblackbet

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