{"id":879760,"date":"2026-06-20T04:33:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T04:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/879760\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T04:33:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T04:33:20","slug":"opals-walk-for-freedom-2026-nbc-5-dallas-fort-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/879760\/","title":{"rendered":"Opal\u2019s Walk For Freedom 2026 \u2013 NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 were proud sponsors of Opal&#8217;s Walk For Freedom which took place on Friday, June 19, 2026. This year\u2019s scenic 2.5 mile walk kicked off at Will Rogers Square in Fort Worth and went through the cultural district passing by the Botanic Garden, Dickie\u2019s Arena, The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, The Kimbell Art Museum, and Casa Ma\u00f1ana. <\/p>\n<p>Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States and traces its origin to Texas, where 2.5 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, freedom of enslaved people was enforced.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t19 photos\t<\/p>\n<p>1\/19<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Opals-Walk-2026_00003.png\"   alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tNada J. Ruddock<\/p>\n<p>2\/19<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Opals-Walk-2026_00017.png\"   alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tNada J. Ruddock<\/p>\n<p>3\/19<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Opals-Walk-2026_00010.png\"   alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tNada J. Ruddock<\/p>\n<p>4\/19<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Opals-Walk-2026_00007.png\"   alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tNada J. Ruddock<\/p>\n<p>5\/19<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Opals-Walk-2026_00005.png\"   alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tNada J. Ruddock<\/p>\n<p>6\/19<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Opals-Walk-2026_00009.png\"   alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tNada J. Ruddock<\/p>\n<p>7\/19<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Opals-Walk-2026_00015.png\"   alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tNada J. Ruddock<\/p>\n<p>8\/19<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Opals-Walk-2026_00012.png\"   alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tNada J. Ruddock<\/p>\n<p>9\/19<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Opals-Walk-2026_00013.png\"   alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tNada J. Ruddock<\/p>\n<p>10\/19<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Opals-Walk-2026_00011.png\"   alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tNada J. Ruddock<\/p>\n<p>11\/19<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Opals-Walk-2026_00018.png\"   alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tNada J. Ruddock<\/p>\n<p>12\/19<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Opals-Walk-2026_00019.png\"   alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tNada J. Ruddock<\/p>\n<p>13\/19<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Opals-Walk-2026_00002.png\"   alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tNada J. Ruddock<\/p>\n<p>14\/19<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Opals-Walk-2026_00016.png\"   alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tNada J. Ruddock<\/p>\n<p>15\/19<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Opals-Walk-2026_00001.png\"   alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tNada J. Ruddock<\/p>\n<p>16\/19<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Opals-Walk-2026_00014.png\"   alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tNada J. Ruddock<\/p>\n<p>17\/19<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Opals-Walk-2026_00008.png\"   alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tNada J. Ruddock<\/p>\n<p>18\/19<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Opals-Walk-2026_00006.png\"   alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tNada J. Ruddock<\/p>\n<p>19\/19<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Opals-Walk-2026_00004.png\"   alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tNada J. 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