Why some are lashing out at the Super Bowl’s pre-game ceremony
The Black national anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has sparked social media-fueled backlash in the lead-up to Sunday’s ...
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‘Comes back to the African American community’: Bloomington kicks off Black History Month
Around 75 people stood in the City Hall Council Chambers, singing the lyrics of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the 1900 hymn by ...
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The powerful history behind ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing,’ known as the Black National Anthem
It is widely regarded as “The Black National Anthem.” In 1900, NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson wrote the hymn, while his brother, John Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954), composed the music.
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JAX Urban Book Fest returning to James Weldon Johnson Park
Finally, something worth putting your book down for! Authors and readers from around the country will gather at James Weldon Johnson Park on Saturday, January 25th for the JAX Urban Book Festival.