What is the Black national anthem and why is it important? "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" was originally written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson, but his brother J. Rosamond, turned it into music ...

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Duke collaborated with Bishop David D. Daniels III, a scholar of historical African and Black Pentecostal contributions to Christianity, who envisioned the symposium before his Oct. 10, 2024, death.

At age 5, Aquil Sudah first heard the “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” or as he prefers to call it, the Black National Anthem. The hymn, written by James Weldon Johnson and composed by J. Rosamond ...

‘Superman’ soars at box office Opinion Beyoncé’s ‘American Requiem’ Is The New Black National Anthem, Explained Asheea Smith Wed, July 16, 2025 at 2:08 AM PDT 3 min read ...