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 ...

Explore the significance of 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' at the 125th anniversary symposium, highlighting its cultural and spiritual impact.

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

Marian Anderson rejected fear and anger, choosing music and song as her response to the injustice of discrimination—building ...

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 ...

Saturday’s show began with “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a hymn known as the Black national anthem with lyrics by Johnson set to music by his brother, J. Rosamond.

Every June 19, the Broadway League has a tremendous program as part of its Black to Broadway initiative called “Broadway ...

Joni Mitchell may have been diplomatic about their greatest artists of her generation, but she knew when some of them weren't ...

It’s gone nine o’clock in Wembley Stadium and there is no sign of Lana Del Rey. True to form, the American singer is ...

Arnalds and Talos had just started collaborating when Talos got sick. A beautiful story of community, 'A Dawning' is an album ...

The patriotic song was deeply influenced by a tragic January 2011 shooting in Tucson, Arizona. Its lyrics are rich with emotion and patriotism, where Bentley captures the beauty and pain of a nation ...

Jun. 22—Marin City honored its Black ancestors, heritage and history in its ninth Juneteenth ceremony and festival on Saturday. Organizers planned an altar of flowers and family photographs at ...