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‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’: A Musical Monument to Freedom
The Wall Street Journal· 4 days agoThe song, first performed in 1900 and known as the black national anthem, is an eloquent, optimistic...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 2 hours ago...White Owners, 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 Anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and not any of the new Black National Anthems “Knuck if you Buck,” “Back Dat Azz Up” or “Try Jesus...
3 Central Virginia communities offer 3 different ways to celebrate Juneteenth
The Daily Progress· 4 days agoJuneteenth will be observed next Wednesday, but events in Charlottesville, Orange County and Nelson...
2024 Juneteenth Festival to be held Saturday: What to know
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJones will be announced during the opening ceremony, along with LSS Multi-cultural Center Program...
San Mateo County raises flag for the Juneteenth holiday
San Mateo Daily Journal· 6 days agoA ceremonial Juneteenth flag raising in San Mateo County honored the legacy of Black Americans,...
Elm Thicket-Northpark, once a Dallas-area freedmen’s town, cements its history with marker
Dallas Morning News· 17 hours agoUnder the shade of a tree on Saturday, neighbors Alma Ayers, 88,and Joe Hearne, 82, stood and...
19 Juneteenth Facts To Celebrate Black Independence Day
Blavity via Yahoo News· 7 days agoJuneteenth, celebrated on June nineteenth, is coming up and it is time for sorrowful reflection but...
Minnesota Lynx to Celebrate Juneteenth - Minnesota Lynx
WNBA.com· 11 hours agoMINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Lynx will celebrate Juneteenth tomorrow with programming focused on reflecting, educating, and celebrating the federal holiday. Juneteenth ...
Greason to throw out first pitch at MLB at Rickwood game
Birmingham News· 12 hours agoGreason, a longtime pastor in Birmingham, starred for the Birmingham Black Barons from 1948-50 and...
Bellingham officials challenged to ‘do the work’ during city’s Juneteenth flag ceremony
Bellingham Herald mcclatchy via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoCity Councilman Edward “Skip” WIlliams sang “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a hymn that’s become known...
