On June 19, local community activist Eunice Haigler will also host her annual Juneteenth Celebration at Market Square near ...

The Detroit Tigers recently played their 29th annual Negro Leagues Tribute Game, honoring Detroit legends like Norman "Turkey" Stearnes. The Detroit Tigers held its 29th annual Negro Leagues Tribute ...

A steady rain fell throughout the day on Saturday, but it didn't dampen the spirits of the community members who gathered in ...

Yasmina Porter greets a friend as the Santa Cruz Juneteenth Choir sings “Lift Every Voice and Sing” as the 34th Santa Cruz ...

In the team's upcoming six-game homestand, the Detroit Tigers will be celebrating Black History in the sport as part of Black ...

Gregg Johnson, President of the Valley NAACP, which covers the Naugatuck Valley, said the city of Shelton has accepted the holiday, despite its past racial tensions and ongoing efforts by the federal ...

Stacker collected images of Juneteenth celebrations over the years that showcase how the holiday has changed, from 1970 to ...

Elegant or rustic, a tangible, specific, and concrete Harlem can be explored in the book, “ Harlem Lost and Found: An Architectural and Social History, 1795-1915 ” by yours truly, Michael Henry Adams ...

Before the Tennessee Titans officially selected Cam Ward with the No. 1 pick of the NFL Draft on Thursday night, the Black national anthem was performed on stage in Green Bay. The James Weldon ...

"Lift Every Voice and Sing" has a short Super Bowl history ... appeal for the liberty of Black Americans," according to the NAACP, where Johnson was a leader. "Set against the religious invocation ...

The Black National Anthem — “Lift Every Voice and Sing” — is a hymn written as a poem by then-NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) in 1900. His brother John Rosamond Johnson (1873 ...

Since 2021, pregame ceremonies for football’s biggest night have included a performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a hymn penned in 1899 by James Weldon Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a civil rights ...