Juneteenth is a federal holiday celebrated on June 19 to commemorate when the last known slaves were freed two years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. For Ricky Sherifield, ...

The City of Lubbock is invited to come together for a series of events in honor of Juneteenth, celebrating freedom through ...

The final event is Let Freedom Sing: Juneteenth Gospel Night. It is an evening of worship and celebration and will have ...

Lubbock RISE UP is hosting several events for Juneteenth 2025, including a kick-off celebration, a glow-in-the-dark party for ...

Lubbock will mark the Juneteenth holiday Monday with a celebration capping off a long weekend of events that featured a pageant, parade, music and other festivities. In Mackenzie Park at 6 p.m ...

Lubbock will mark the upcoming Juneteenth holiday with a day-long celebration Saturday. The festivities will begin with a community breakfast for seniors from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Mae Simmons ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - The Lubbock Juneteenth Committee is delighted to announce this year’s Annual Juneteenth Rise Up Celebration, which will take place on Saturday, June 15. This year’s ...

In Lubbock, the RISE UP Juneteenth Celebration began Thursday and were set to conclude on Sunday with live music and a fireworks show sponsored by HEB. Saturday saw Lubbock's annual Juneteenth ...

When I was 8, in 1984, the men emerged from the shadows. Joe Hatchett, a truck driver, founded Lubbock’s Juneteenth Senior Citizens Picnic Committee, which later became the Juneteenth Committee.

Americans will celebrate Juneteenth on Wednesday, marking the day when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free. For generations, Black Americans have recognized the ...