"'You are young, gifted and black,' we must begin to tell our young. There's a world waiting for you. Yours is the quest that ...

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 Johnson ...

Wondering about Here I Am, Lord lyrics? Find the words and feel the spirit of faith and service in every verse.

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 ...

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.

The 13-year-old recently made the stage her own runway before breaking into a solo dance at the opening night of her mum's ...

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.

Around 50 people gathered outside North Las Vegas City Hall on Wednesday morning for a ceremonial raising of the Juneteenth flag. Juneteenth, held every June 19, commemorates the day when enslaved ...