Events throughout the county, like those throughout the country, aimed to create “good trouble” in a time of menace and despair.

Between speeches, crowds sang and drummed, singing songs such as “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” often referred to as the Black national anthem.

Shao Way Wu will play bass, Alan Cook drums and Mike Murray guitar, with special guest Noah Bernstein on alto sax, according to an event press release.

Henrico County has announced the return of its annual “Red, White and Lights” Fourth of July community celebration.

Were you Seen at the Lift Every Voice: A Juneteenth Music Celebration on June 17, 2025, at the Palace Theatre in Albany?

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 ...

If you need further incentive, check out the complete list of performers –and the songs they will sing–below. Here Are the Performers You Can Watch on the CMA Fest Primetime Special–And What ...

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.

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 ...

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Neena-Sinaii Simpo, left, Jamia Lee, and Beverly Free, all of Marin City perform the Black National Anthem "Lift Every Voice and Sing” at the 9th Annual Marin City Juneteenth Festival at Rocky ...