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The lyrics to ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing,’ and James Weldon Johnson on how it came to be
Pennsylvania Capital-Star via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoI wrote the words and he wrote the music. Our New York publisher, Edward […] The post The lyrics to...
‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’: A Musical Monument to Freedom
The Wall Street Journal· 5 days agoThe song, first performed in 1900 and known as the black national anthem, is an eloquent, optimistic...
Commemorating Juneteenth, community gathers downtown Springfield to highlight history
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoAs the Black National Anthem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" rang out over Founders Park in downtown ...
Watch: Top 12 Black anthem songs
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoThe song went to No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart. It’s seen a reemergence recently with a new generation of fans enjoying every lyric....
Six Masterpieces to Celebrate Juneteenth
The Wall Street Journal· 21 hours agoFrom its beginnings as a birthday tribute to Abraham Lincoln sung in 1900 by 500 black schoolchildren in segregated Florida, “Lift Every Voice& ...
Juneteenth Has Gone Mainstream. Should Everyone Be Celebrating?
Capital B via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoThis story was originally published in 2022 and has been updated. Juneteenth has been celebrated for...
Multimedia: North Fork Juneteenth parade and celebration - Riverhead News Review
The Riverhead News-Review· 14 hours agoThe celebration began at Clinton Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church on Third Street for a blessing, a sing...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 1 day agoOwners, will play the Black National Anthem before every week 1 game, and before you bust out laughing, yes, they will be playing the old Black National ...
Students raise flag in honor of the national Juneteenth holiday
KPBS San Diego· 21 hours agoWith the Black National Anthem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" playing, a group of elementary
Kansas officially observes Juneteenth, the nation's 'second Independence Day' at Capitol
The Topeka Capital-Journal· 2 days agoPeople gathered Monday singing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" in the Statehouse rotunda as they...
