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 song and soon cherished as an anthem. In its 125th ...

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 for ...

Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery in the U.S. Celebrated annually on June 19, it marks the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston and informed enslaved ...

From June 18 to 21, the Ritz Chamber Players performed a classical concert of all Black composers and musicians for the Jacksonville Community.

Norma Sides, 97, died on June 3, 2025. The Hanover resident was a member of the UCC Norwell choir, which helped her publish ...

It just reminds us of freedom that was not given to all at once, but fought for over time with courage, with determination ...

More than 300 people attended Falmouth's Juneteenth celebration outside Saint Barnabas's Church on Main Street.

Derek Paravicini cannot tell his right hand from his left or dress himself; he lives with two other people with severe ...

Thus, he was pleasantly surprised to watch his alma mater’s Wind ensemble perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at his job on June 12, in what he called “a full circle moment” during the Museum of the ...

The 13-year-old looked effortlessly stylish as she stepped out for a shopping spree at Le Bon Marché on Friday.