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Three black luminaries received Jasper Trailblazing awards Sunday during a Founder’s Day celebration at Richmond’s Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church.
One sculpture in LaVilla honors the Johnson brothers and their hymn Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing. Another project, Legends, uses digital projection mapping to light up the Legends Center.
George Kittle shared fun Tight End University moments in an Instagram post on Friday, June 27. Among them was a clip of him and Taylor Swift singing 'Love Story' alongside Travis Kelce.
Travis Kelce shared 'So High School' as his favorite Taylor Swift track and got shy when asked to sing at Tight End University in Nashville ...
James Weldon Johnson’s poem “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” set to music by his brother John Rosamond, was first presented as a hymn, then adopted as a song and soon cherished as an anthem. In its 125th ...
WASHINGTON (BP) – James Weldon Johnson’s poem “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” set to music by his brother John Rosamond, was first presented as a hymn, then adopted as a song and soon cherished as an ...
Rance Adams Rance Adams has worked in television for 20 years and has spent the last six years in Jacksonville as an MMJ, co-host, producer, and host for River City Live.
This park celebrates the history of the Lavilla neighborhood and commemorates the Black National Anthem–which played a major role in the Great Migration and the nation’s history. It’s ...
Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing Park in Jacksonville will celebrate Juneteenth by hosting the following evening events on Thursday: ...
A celebration on the campus of Virginia Union University Thursday morning brought together dozens to commemorate the 135th anniversary of Juneteenth in a deeply personal way.