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 ...

A river of music runs it – a few notes from “Lift Every Voice And Sing,” the unofficial Black National Anthem. Like Simmons, Bailey fights the tide of selective historical amnesia.

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 ...

The ceremony began with Mira Costa graduate Jackie Beupre singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the Black National Anthem.

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 ...

Deacon Marvin Brannon of New Caledonia Baptist Church led an opening prayer, followed by stirring performances of the national anthem and “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” often referred to as the Black ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (BP) – 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 ...

Malachi McKissack, a recent graduate from Glasgow High School, performed the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which is often referred to as the Black National Anthem.

Paula Brion, an award-winning singer, songwriter, music teacher, and owner of Paula Brion Ent in Allentown, sings the national anthem and the Black national anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing ...