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What you need to know for Emancipation Celebration Day at James Weldon Johnson Park
WJXT Jacksonville· 6 days agoThe festival will take place on Sunday, May 19, 2024, in an effort to educate the community about...
City leaders, local organizations hold annual Jacksonville Emancipation Celebration
WJXT Jacksonville· 1 day agoCity leaders and different organizations are holding a celebration for the annual Jacksonville...
Penn. School District Controversially Opts to Cut Black National Anthem from Concert After Students...
People Magazine· 2 days agoThe song — written in 1900 by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson — was cut...
Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park opens on June 27 after 3 years of construction
WJAX via Yahoo News· 3 days ago“This setback is disappointing to many because it certainly is to me. I keep waiting and waiting for...
Blair County NAACP Takes 'Aggressive Approach' To Investigate Removal Of 'Lift Every Voice And Sing'...
Black Enterprise· 12 hours agoA decision by the Spring Cove School District in Pennsylvania to remove the hymn “Lift Every Voice...
SPOTLIGHT: Jumbo Shrimp, Sharks, WWE, and LEGO this week/weekend
WJAX via Yahoo News· 5 days ago...Nashville Sounds - 2:05 pm - 121 Financial Ballpark RiverWalk Rev Fest - 8:00 am - 11:00 am -...
President Biden addresses thousands, rails against Trump at NAACP Detroit event
MLive.com· 1 day agoPresident Joe Biden was greeted with raucous cheers in downtown Detroit Sunday evening, May 19....
Jacksonville VFW post 'rescued' by reality TV show
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA bronze statue of him stands in James Weldon Johnson Park in downtown Jacksonville. The post was chartered in 1929 at the foot of the ...
Going to the Jacksonville Jazz Festival over Memorial Day weekend? Here's what to know.
The Florida Times-Union via Yahoo News· 3 days agoNo festivals were in 2001 or 2002, but it came back to the park in 2003 with Tony Bennett as...
Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park to open June 27 | Jax Daily Record
Jacksonville Daily Record· 5 days agoDIA CEO Lori Boyer announced a ribbon-cutting for the park, which has been under construction since...