The national anthem was played first, but then came the black national anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” As the lyrics rang out over the crowd, the students held up the black-power fist—a ...

“She’s the one who sent you all those wonderful poems,” Gwendolyn’s mother told James Weldon Johnson, who wrote the lyrics for “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” afterward dubbed the ...

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Sacred Harp singers are not historical reenactors, he said. They use their hymnals week after week. Some treat them like ...

Cherry Street Music, the chamber music program of The Allen Center presents Lift Every Voice: A Juneteenth Musical Celebration featuring the Howard Gospel Choir of Howard University (HGC ...

The Voice’s Jaelen Johnston may have forgotten the lyrics to his song during his performance — but he kept pushing through. During night one of season 27’s live finals on Monday, May 19 ...

At the end of the summer, a new great voice will sing these songs for you – my friend Luis Maldonado." Come on, mate. You weren’t that bad. Want all the hottest music and gear news, reviews, deals, ...

For Jaelen Johnston, it’s easy to name the worst thing about being on The Voice. "I think the worst thing is when you forget lyrics on stage ... the confidence to sing one of his songs without ...