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 ...

The Martha’s Vineyard Camp Association (MVCA) commemorated Juneteenth with its fourth annual ceremonial flag raising outside ...

Lift every voice and sing, Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty,” goes the lyric written in 1900 by ...

The school children of Jacksonville kept singing it; they went off to other schools and sang it; they became teachers and taught it to other children.

Artists and writers from around the world have conveyed black people’s struggles, triumphs and contributions to American ...

Addisyn Wimberly, Miss Juneteenth DFW contestant, 17, performs during the 2025 Annual UTA Juneteenth Celebration on June 18 ...

The county adopted Juneteenth as its own holiday in 2021, the same year as its designation as a national holiday.

It is featured in over 40 different Christian hymnals and sung in churches all across America, not just during Black History ...

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

Celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Black National Anthem with an immersive experience at the Museum of the Bible in ...

The Emancipation Proclamation became law in the United States. It declared that “all persons held as slaves … shall be … ...

The Emancipation Proclamation became law in the United States. It declared that “all persons held as slaves … shall be … ...