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Corey Powell, co-chair of the Lubbock Juneteenth committee, says the freedoms fought and died for many years ago should never be forgotten.
Lubbock’s week-long Juneteenth celebration will begin Monday with free events open to the public. Juneteenth is a federal holiday celebrated on June 19 to commemorate when the last known slaves ...
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 ...
Juneteenth in Lubbock, Texas, Was When Our Men Came Out of the Shadows Women were long in charge of our family celebrations. But in 1984, a group of men stepped up to organize the community and ...
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 ...
“The Lubbock Juneteenth Committee is excited to bring the community together for a single day of celebration and reflection,” said D’Juana McPherson and Cory Powell, Co-Chairs of the Lubbock ...
LUBBOCK, Texas— The Juneteenth holiday commemorates the day when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston and announced that over 250,000 remaining enslaved people in Texas were free.
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - In 2021, Congress passed a bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. President Joe Biden signed it into office on June 18th of that year. The holiday was established to honor ...
Lubbock organizer says Juneteenth celebrates resiliency, what makes America strong Marianna Souriall, Special for the Avalanche-Journal Thu, June 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM UTC ...
Juneteenth is a combination of "June" and "nineteenth," in honor of the day that Granger announced the abolition of slavery in Texas. The holiday is also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day.
The newest federal holiday, Juneteenth, is on Wednesday, June 19. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday, including what will be closed and why we celebrate.