There was a celebration Saturday in York for Juneteenth. Dozens came out to Campus Park in the city. There was food, vendors, ...

James Weldon Johnson’s poem “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” set to music by his brother John Rosamond, was first presented as a hymn, then adopted as a ...

In honor of Juneteenth, BYU invited the surrounding community to gather at the Helaman Fields on June 19 to foster ...

Grammy Award-winning gospel veteran BeBe Winans had one question when he bid farewell immediately following the IN UNISON 2024 “Lift Every Voice” Black History Month Concert. “St. Louis, can I come ...

Lift every voice and sing, Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty,” goes the lyric written in 1900 by ...

The auditorium at St. Brigid’s church swelled with sound Thursday evening as more than 100 people swayed, clapped and sang along to the Black national anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Spirits were ...

It is featured in over 40 different Christian hymnals and sung in churches all across America, not just during Black History ...

After the state restricted how lessons on race and gender could be taught, activist Kristi Williams turned anger into ...

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, who later bought a home and writing cabin off Alford Road in Great ...

"Lift Every Voice and Sing," celebrating its 125th anniversary ... we routinely see snippets of the lyrics excerpted as titles for books, museum exhibitions and more," said Melissa Barton, curator ...

Gregory Shamus/Getty Ledisi's performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of the 2025 Super Bowl moved audiences near and far. On Sunday, Feb 9. before the Philadelphia Eagles take on the ...