Flag Day is June 14. What does it represent? What do we cherish in this nation of ours? In the words of John Denver, it could be "... poems, prayers ...

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there's Juneteenth, birthdays for Gallery 263 and “Rocky Horror ...

Five years of Monet’s life in South Florida culminated in her latest poetry collection, Florida Water, which touches on ...

On May 28, the Scottsboro Boys Museum celebrated their annual Archie F. Stewart event, recognizing Stewart’s legacy as a ...

Jacksonville honors James Weldon Johnson's legacy with a free tour of LaVilla, exploring the area's historical significance.

Visit www.JamesWeldonJohnsonPark.org for more details. This event is presented by Friends of James Weldon Johnson Park, Yaya Production, and made possible through a generous grant from the PNC ...

Kurt Russell delights fans as he reunites with co-star after more than 40 years Airports set to scrap boarding passes and check-ins in major travel shake-up Costco planning major food court ...

Johnson — a Civil Rights leader, poet and Broadway songwriter — wrote the historic ... Jones Jr., president of the Great Barrington-based James Weldon Johnson Foundation. The hymn, by the way, honored ...

The song, which is referred to as “The Black National Anthem,” was written in 1900 by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson as a poem, with music by his brother, John Rosamond Johnson, according ...

James Weldon Johnson and Charles C ... but supporters of giving the honor to Johnson — who was a poet, a diplomat, a civil rights leader, an educator and an attorney — said it's a ...

He has endowed his creatures with the capacity to create, and from this capacity has flowed the sweet songs of sorrow and joy that have allowed man to cope with his environment and many different ...

Finally, something worth putting your book down for! Authors and readers from around the country will gather at James Weldon Johnson Park on Saturday, January 25th for the JAX Urban Book Festival.