Gregg Johnson, President of the Valley NAACP, which covers the Naugatuck Valley, said the city of Shelton has accepted the holiday, despite its past racial tensions and ongoing efforts by the federal ...

In its fourth year at the Levitt, the free event will feature live music, food trucks and vendors while noting an important ...

The Straz Center’s Fifth Annual Juneteenth Commemoration on June 16 offers an evening of powerful storytelling, original ...

The friends and family of 282 graduating students at Lynn Vocational Technical Institute celebrated the class of 2025 commencement at a ceremony on Manning Field Thursday afternoon. “My dream is to ...

Plus, a big weekend in Camden, and down the Shore. Plus, hip-hop legends at Odunde and a free music fest in Wayne.

(Community) Philly’s favorite happy hour is finally able to join us at the bar. Celebrate the event’s 21st birthday in ...

While “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was not the only song played before “The Star ... During Black History Month, we think there’s no better time to lift up this Berkshire civil rights icon’s voice and ...

“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 ... She refused to stand up for it at that year's Super Bowl. Conservative lawyer Jenna Ellis tweeted that the song should be ...

Ledisi gave a soul-stirring and impassioned performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” during the pregame ceremony at the Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Sunday. The R&B singer stood on a ...

NEW ORLEANS — Grammy Award winner Ledisi will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" before the Super Bowl on Sunday, part of a pregame lineup of artists with Louisiana ties. Ledisi has earned ...