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

The Black National Anthem — “Lift Every Voice and Sing” — is a hymn written ... Homer Gee Greene Jr. is a Howard University graduate and author living in Fresno, Calif.

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 ...

But “Lift Every Voice and Sing” is not about division — it’s about ... continue to be vulnerable in very unique and unsettling ways,” Shana Redmond, an author and professor at the University of ...

“Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn known by many as the “Black national anthem,” was written in 1899 by James Weldon Johnson, who later bought a home and writing cabin off Alford Road in Great ...

Celebrations are underway, marking the 125th anniversary of the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” It’s a song considered a solemn yet hopeful appeal for the liberation of Black Americans and ...

Johnson was an author, educator, lawyer and civil rights ... Otis Jones IV performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing" in American Sign Language (ASL).

WASHINGTON — Grammy-winning musician Ledisi performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at the 2025 Super Bowl, delivering a powerful rendition of the song often referred to as the Black national anthem.