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

Yasmina Porter greets a friend as the Santa Cruz Juneteenth Choir sings “Lift Every Voice and Sing” as the 34th Santa Cruz ...

President John F. Kennedy declares during a nationwide radio and television address that segrega­tion was “morally wrong” and told the U.S. Congress it was “time to act” (pass legislation) to end all ...

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there's Juneteenth, birthdays for Gallery 263 and “Rocky Horror ...

and diplomat James Weldon Johnson; and WHEREAS, this prolific member of the Harlem Renaissance made significant contributions to the preservation and development of African American cultural heritage ...

The park will celebrate musicians with ties to Jacksonville, including Ray Charles, Tim McGraw, Lynyrd Skynyrd, James Weldon Johnson, and John Rosamond Johnson. “They’ve sharpened their skills ...

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.

VocalEssence has revealed the performances for its 57th concert season. The seven concerts in the 2025-2026 season show the ...

The free event will have activities and entertainment for the whole family at James Weldon Johnson Park. While crawfish is the focus, there will be menu items to appease everyone. People can enjoy ...

This issue came to a head around five years ago in James Weldon Johnson Park, which was then Hemming Park, during the height of the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of George Floyd’s ...