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The Lubbock community is welcome to celebrate Juneteenth this year at three different events. Host RealDealCares says “these ...
The City of Lubbock is invited to come together for a series of events in honor of Juneteenth, celebrating freedom through ...
The Lubbock Public Library is hosting various events this week, including a Mobile Dairy Classroom, a Trash Fashion Show, a Bring TTU to You program, a Knit & Crochet session, a Watercolor ...
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 will begin on June 16 and conclude on June 19 for people to enjoy. Festivities will begin with the Juneteenth Pageant hosted at Grand Central ...
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 ...
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 ...
Juneteenth always falls on June 19. For 2024, it happens to be a Wednesday. Is Juneteenth a national holiday? Yes. Juneteenth is a federal holiday and has been since 2021. Are banks open on ...