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 ...

An illumination from Hildegard von Bingen’s Scivias (1151), showing her receiving a vision ...

A river of music runs it – a few notes from “Lift Every Voice And Sing,” the unofficial Black National Anthem. Like Simmons, Bailey fights the tide of selective historical amnesia.

You might chuckle at his music videos, but you’ll probably share it, perhaps even have the tune stuck in your head—for there’s no ignoring Rajkumar Thakuria ...

Were you Seen at the Lift Every Voice: A Juneteenth Music Celebration on June 17, 2025, at the Palace Theatre in Albany?

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Singer and songwriter Jon Batiste performs the national anthem ahead of Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.

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.

A free Yiddish music sing-along and concert comes to Central Park “This is the exact moment that Jews and their allies should be coming together,” said organizer Zalmen Mlotek.

Stephen King will voice a new rendition of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale 'Hansel and Gretel,' a forthcoming picture book written by King, with artwork by late renowned illustrator Maurice ...