With Opal Lee, the “grandmother of Juneteenth” in attendance, the Fort Worth City Council unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday night to develop and lease land to the National Juneteenth Museum.

More than three years after a plan for a National Juneteenth Museum was hatched, developers have secured land in Fort Worth.

Nearly three years after Fort Worth officials first pledged support for the National Juneteenth Museum, council members officially confirmed plans to lease city property for the construction of the project.

The National Juneteenth Museum has unveiled new renderings as Fort Worth City Council voted to approve a land deal and financial support for the project.

New architectural renderings by the Copenhagen-based Bjarke Ingels Group "reflects the resilience and richness of African American culture and aims to foster education, growth, and connection within the community,