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Lloyd Washington, president of the Durkeeville Historical Society, Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park visionary. Erin Kendrick, artist, Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park historic marker designer.
Three black luminaries received Jasper Trailblazing awards Sunday during a Founder’s Day celebration at Richmond’s Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church.
One sculpture in LaVilla honors the Johnson brothers and their hymn Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing. Another project, Legends, uses digital projection mapping to light up the Legends Center.
Rance Adams Rance Adams has worked in television for 20 years and has spent the last six years in Jacksonville as an MMJ, co-host, producer, and host for River City Live.
This park celebrates the history of the Lavilla neighborhood and commemorates the Black National Anthem–which played a major role in the Great Migration and the nation’s history. It’s ...
Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing Park in Jacksonville will celebrate Juneteenth by hosting the following evening events on Thursday: ...
WASHINGTON (RNS) — “Lift Every Voice and Sing” is a hymn many African Americans of older generations just know. They’d sung it in church, learned it in school and stood for what is dubbed ...
Students from the Brownsville Preparatory Institute sing "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" at the Knott House Museum to celebrate Florida Emancipation Day Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
Brownsville Preparatory Institute students came to center stage to sing "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing." Their performance was followed by a standing ovation.
Blue has collaborated with Beyoncé offstage as well, with the mother-daughter duo working together on “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” and more songs.
He also penned the words to the “Negro National Anthem”, Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing. the longest single season winning streak in college baseball history (46 games) was recorded by a Georgia ...