It's the time of year in Jacksonville for Juneteenth events, dance recitals and season finales. Here are 100-plus fun things ...

Since 2021, pregame ceremonies for football’s biggest night have included a performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a hymn penned in 1899 by James Weldon Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a civil rights ...

“Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn known by many as the “Black national anthem,” was written in 1899 by James Weldon ... “Johnson was always elated, joyful and happy when children sang the song,” ...

It was James Weldon Johnson who wrote the poem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" in 1900 ... a song written for kids in a segregated school in Jacksonville, Florida. “I paced back and forth ...

"Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics written by James Weldon Johnson ... from the segregated Stanton School in Jacksonville, Florida, where Johnson was principal.