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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· 5 days agoI wrote the words and he wrote the music. Our New York publisher, Edward […] The post The lyrics to...
South Bend residents come together to 'ring with harmonies of Liberty' at Juneteenth event
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 day agoBrother Sage led a brief libation ceremony at the start of the event to remember community...
Urban Pathway Filled with Music
Bristol Herald Courier· 12 hours agoA set of interactive musical chimes are now available along the Urban Pathway, a recreational trail in Abingdon that’s allowing people to walk or bike...
Watch: Top 12 Black anthem songs
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAnother staple at Black events, the song features fellow rapper Lil Scrappy. Actors Sterling K. Brown and Regina Hall can be seen reciting the lyrics ...
Students raise flag in honor of the national Juneteenth holiday
KPBS San Diego· 5 days agoWith the Black National Anthem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" playing, a group of elementary and middle...
Multimedia: North Fork Juneteenth parade and celebration - Riverhead News Review
The Riverhead News-Review· 5 days agoThe celebration began at Clinton Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church on Third Street for a blessing, a sing...
Bill Kenny of Norwich: Recognizing the end of slavery in the U.S. at Juneteenth event
The Bulletin via Yahoo News· 6 days agoAct into law. I’m sure those attending this morning’s ceremonies will share this song. I wanted you to enjoy the words as the poetic hymn James Weldon Johnson intended them to be. Lift ...
Rep. Pressley addresses threats to democracy at Juneteenth celebration - The Martha's Vineyard Times
The Martha's Vineyard Times· 1 day agoVineyarders filled Union Chapel Saturday afternoon for the third annual Juneteenth Jubilee Cultural...
Elm Thicket-Northpark, once a Dallas-area freedmen’s town, cements its history with marker
Dallas Morning News· 6 days agoUnder the shade of a tree on Saturday, neighbors Alma Ayers, 88, and Joe Hearne, 82, stood and...
Singer Paris Paloma interrogates the myth of femininity
Washington Post· 5 days agoIn the folk ballad, Paloma sings: “All day, every day, therapist, mother, maid/ Nymph then a virgin,...
