BET has announced that entertainment legends Mariah Carey, Jamie Foxx, Kirk Franklin, and Snoop Dogg will each be honored with the prestigious BET Ultimate Icon Award during the 2025 BET Awards.

Cherry Street Music, the chamber music program of The Allen Center presents Lift Every Voice: A Juneteenth Musical Celebration featuring the Howard Gospel Choir of Howard University (HGC), with a ...

Grammy winner Kirk Franklin helps surprise a gospel-loving mom with a special performance ahead of Mother's Day weekend. ABC News Posted: May 9, 2025 | Last updated: May 9, 2025 ...

Marvin Sapp may never live down the infamous video of him telling church ushers to “ close to the doors ” until they donated $40,000. Now, Kirk Franklin has joined in on the jokes.

One of Lawrence’s biggest hits is adjacent to the messages of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” The Black National Anthem written by James Weldon Johnson 125 years ago –and the namesake of IN ...

Since 2021, pregame ceremonies for football’s biggest night have included a performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a hymn penned in 1899 by James Weldon Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a civil rights ...

The performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by Ledisi and a chorus of New Orleans students stirred audiences. It also stirred controversy, something James Weldon Johnson was not unaccustomed Why ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Celebrations are underway, marking the 125th anniversary of the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” It’s a song considered a solemn yet hopeful appeal for the liberation ...

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