9th Annual Carter G. Woodson Luncheon Honoring the Heritage Bowl Winners

The Ninth Annual Carter G. Woodson Luncheon Honoring the 2025 Heritage Bowl Winners.

🎉 Join us in celebrating the incredible achievements of our high school and middle school scholars! 🎓✨

We are thrilled to honor these exceptional students for their outstanding dedication and commitment to their heritage and culture. This is not just an award ceremony; it's a momentous occasion to recognize hard work, passion, and the bright futures that lie ahead.

This in-person event promises to be a fantastic opportunity for families, friends, and community members to come together and celebrate these young achievers.

Guest Speaker~

Lareatha H. Clay is the founding member of the Shankleville (Texas) Historical Society, Inc. This Beaumont native currently lives in Dallas, where she continues her involvement with the Shankleville Community, including the founding of the Texas Purple Hull Pea Festival in 2014. Lareatha served as a Commissioner on the Texas Historical Commission from 2001 to 2007, where she established a paid internship program that offers college students from under-represented ethnic and cultural, backgrounds the opportunity to work at the THC during the summer. She continues to work with the Commission as a current member and former Chair and Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Friends of the Texas Historical Commission, Inc.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Fourth Avenue Church of Christ Family Life Center, 3220 Park Avenue, Dallas, United States