LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Juneteenth celebrations continue in Lubbock. Friday evening the TJ Patterson Library in East Lubbock hosted a Juneteenth Knowledge Bowl.
It was a team-based competition challenging those in attendance with questions about Black history, leaders, culture, and modern achievements.
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The library has been hosting Juneteenth-themed events all week, to give everyone an opportunity to join together in honoring the past and celebrating the future.
“Juneteenth is really important, the history is important and something you don’t want to forget,” said Ricky Sherfield Jr., who coordinated events this week.
”We want to recognize, so we want to remember what happened. But we also want to…build off of that and celebrate that.
“And be able to show the younger generation they have the opportunity to learn what Juneteenth is and what it means”.
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A Freedom Fest is planned at MacKenzie Park from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 21. It’s free and open to all ages.
There will be activities for kids and teens, an information fair, live music and plenty of food.
Sunday, June 22 Let Freedom Sing: Juneteenth Gospel Night will close the week of celebrations. It is an evening of worship and celebration and will have gospel singers, praise teams and more. It will begin at 5:30 p.m. at St. John’s Baptist Church.
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