News & Politics At 98, the Grandmother of Juneteenth Still Has Work to Do “When he calls me, I don’t plan to be in no rocking chair waiting for him," Opal Lee says. "Too much to be done.” ...

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Click here for the original audio. We revisit host Peter O’Dowd’s 2022 conversation with Opal Lee, the woman who spent decades walking and advocating for Juneteenth to be recognized as a national ...

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Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee titles lead China’s AI-driven plan to restore 100 kung fu classics, unveiled with 'A Better Tomorrow' AI reboot at Shanghai.

Chinese Studios Plan AI-Powered Remakes of Kung Fu Classics From Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li The government-endorsed initiative, revealed at the Shanghai Film Festival, will involve 100 ...

Lee was a former school teacher who lived through the Great Depression, World War II, the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, and voted for the first African American president. She is 98 years old.

Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, center, walks through Fair Park with her granddaughter Dione Sims, second from left and hundreds of participants during 2024 Opal's Walk for Freedom ...

So, what’s left for The Mighty Hawkwind to achieve? “My retirement!” jokes Brock (who’s 83). “We’re not going to let him retire,” says Lewis reassuringly.

One of these musicians was Iggy Pop, who was a big fan of Matlock and so asked him to come and work on the album Soldier. Given that Matlock and New were a punk-adjacent Lennon and McCartney during ...