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 ...

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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 ...

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.

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

Del Matthews, MLB's Senior VP of Baseball Development, creates pathways for HBCU athletes through innovative programs and the Swingman Classic event.

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.

NEW YORK (AP) — Social justice advocates are creating a queer history archive that celebrates Bayard Rustin, a major organizer in the Civil Rights Movement and key architect of the March on ...

Rustin was the NAACP, so Rustin was surrounded and influenced by leaders including the activist and scholar W.E.B. Du Bois and James Weldon Johnson, who wrote “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” ...

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 ...

I joined The Sopris Sun as a part-time employee, not knowing this place — and community — would become a lifeline and family ...