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“We have to do something.” Corte Madera Vice Mayor Rosa Thomas spoke in honor of Lewis at the park event and sang James Weldon Johnson’s poem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” ...

Between speeches, crowds sang and drummed, singing songs such as “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” often referred to as the Black national anthem.

“We had sit-ins in restaurants and department stores and picket lines and other peaceful protests,” Clay said in "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which profiles notable Black St. Louisans. “Restaurants ...

LIFT EVERY VOICE: A LETTER TO THE EDITOR (February - June 2026). Travel back to the Civil Rights Movement and follow 12-year-old Junebug, who bravely takes a stand against injustice.

Henrico County has announced the return of its annual “Red, White and Lights” Fourth of July community celebration.

Next, Geary will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing” by J. Rosamond Johnson, arranged by John Courter, “This Land is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie, arranged by Lee Cobb, and “Chester” by William ...

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 ...

Denton finds the singing of James Weldon Johnson’s "Lift Every Voice and Sing” and the raising of a Juneteenth flag at the Statehouse somehow objectionable.

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 ...

The ceremony began with Mira Costa graduate Jackie Beupre singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the Black National Anthem.

Gospel singer BB Winans performs with the IN UNISON Chorus and St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in February 2024 for the “Lift Every Voice and Sing” concert. He will return for a benefit concert ...