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 ...

Explore the significance of 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' at the 125th anniversary symposium, highlighting its cultural and ...

It was the first opera in Virginia and today is the Arlington is the smallest entity in the U.S. to have its own opera company. OTNV closed in 2011 and was restructured as Opera NOVA, which is a ...

Thus, he was pleasantly surprised to watch his alma mater’s Wind ensemble perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at his job on June 12, in what he called “a full circle moment” during the Museum of the ...

Madison celebrates a Black community still rising The 36th annual Juneteenth celebration in Madison recognizes liberation and resilience during the holiday's 160th anniversary of freedom.

Kendrick Lamar and SZA bring their long-awaited "Grand National" tour to St. Louis in June. Plus the Temptations, Dave Matthews Band, Bob Dylan and more will be stopping by.

It may not seem like a rap song, but R.E.M.'s 1987 hit It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) has a fast ...

Scott Cutler has a bone to pick with us when we drop in at PULSE’s Los Angeles HQ. Making a long list of songs that have ...

Juneteenth, a more recent federal holiday, is dedicated to celebrating the freedom of formerly enslaved Black people. Events take place across the country on June 19 to commemorate the day in 1865 ...

Green-Wood doesn’t have Teddy (he’s in Oyster Bay), but it’s got James Weldon Johnson, co-author of “Lift Every Voice and Sing”; James Harper, publisher; F. A. O. Schwarz, toy seller ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday that recognizes the freedom of formerly enslaved Black people. The commemoration traditionally takes place on June 19 to commemorate the day in 1865 when Major Gen ...