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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· 3 days agoI wrote the words and he wrote the music. Our New York publisher, Edward […] The post The lyrics to...
Commemorating Juneteenth, community gathers downtown Springfield to highlight history
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 3 days agoAs the Black National Anthem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" rang out over Founders Park in downtown ...
Juneteenth Has Gone Mainstream. Should Everyone Be Celebrating?
Capital B via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThis story was originally published in 2022 and has been updated. Juneteenth has been celebrated for...
Kansas officially observes Juneteenth, the nation's 'second Independence Day' at Capitol
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 4 days agoPeople gathered Monday singing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" in the Statehouse rotunda as they...
Six Masterpieces to Celebrate Juneteenth
The Wall Street Journal· 3 days agoFrom its beginnings as a birthday tribute to Abraham Lincoln sung in 1900 by 500 black schoolchildren in segregated Florida, “Lift Every Voice& ...
Watch: Top 12 Black anthem songs
theGrio via AOL· 3 days 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. 9. “Lift< ...
Students raise flag in honor of the national Juneteenth holiday
KPBS San Diego· 3 days agoWith the Black National Anthem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" playing, a group of elementary
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 4 days 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 ...
Greason to throw out first pitch at MLB at Rickwood game
Birmingham News· 4 days agoGreason, a longtime pastor in Birmingham, starred for the Birmingham Black Barons from 1948-50 and...
Aiken Civic Orchestra, choral society to perform patriotic concert
The Post and Courier· 3 days agoThe Aiken Civic Orchestra and the Aiken Civic Orchestra will perform in concert in celebration of...