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Opal Lee, known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," reads to students at the Excel Academy Public School for Girls in southeast D.C. on Dec. 7. (Marckell Williams/The Washington Informer)

Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, Visits Excel Academy Public School for Girls

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. December 8, 2022December 8, 2022

Opal Lee recently returned to D.C. to teach a group of young people at Excel Academy Public School for Girls about Juneteenth.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser greets students at Excel Academy in Southeast, the city’s first all-girl public school, on Aug. 20, the first day of the 2018-2019 traditional school year. (Robert Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Education, Local

D.C. Students Kick Off New School Year

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. August 22, 2018October 31, 2020

Courtesy of Excel Academy Public School for Girls

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D.C. EDUCATION BRIEFS: All-Girls School Reopens

by WI Webstaff August 22, 2018October 31, 2020

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