State Senate unveils portrait of Opal Lee
Another tremendous honor for the Grandmother of Juneteenth, as the State Senate unveiled a portrait of Opal Lee.Painted by Jess Coleman, the portrait shows the 96-year-old wearing a blue outfit sitting in a green upholstered chair.
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