Gwendolyn Brooks grew up in a South Side house full of books and was a poet from an early age, eventually becoming the first ...

The “Journey to Juneteenth” event series started Tuesday with a flag-raising ceremony, marking the first event in a ...

These repetitions reveal a harrowing truth. Such a portrait is timeless as long as racial inequality far too frequently sinks life and chances of life in this country. And despite the shrill denials ...

Members of the James Weldon Johnson Foundation's National Hymn Choir perform 'Lift Every Voice' ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft. Singer and songwriter Stephen Wilson Jr. sings the National Anthem ...

He talked about the brilliance of LeBron James and Stephen Curry—not ... but then came the black national anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” As the lyrics rang out over the crowd, the ...

James Weldon Johnson School is a public school located in New York, NY, which is in a large city setting. The student population of James Weldon Johnson School is 526 and the school serves PK-8.

Past festivals have been held at Metropolitan Park, Daily's Place, James Weldon Johnson Park, the downtown courthouse, the old Jacksonville Landing, the Ford on Bay site and at Mayport.