Corey Powell, co-chair of the Lubbock Juneteenth committee, says the freedoms fought and died for many years ago should never be forgotten.

Lubbock Juneteenth continued its weekend-long Rise Up celebration Saturday with a parade and Freedom Fest for the Lubbock ...

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 ...

Teams competed answering questions Friday evening. On Saturday, a free festival will be held in MacKenzie Park.

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 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 ...

One person is dead and at least nine others injured after a shooting during a Juneteenth celebration in upstate South ...

Juneteenth is this week. The holiday marking the official end of slavery is celebrated annually on June 19, but only became recognized as a federal holiday a few years ago. Here's what to know.

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.