‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ should be America’s second national anthem. Here’s why | Opinion
The Black National Anthem is a tribute to the struggle against the laws and social racism directed at people’s skin color and ...
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‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ should be our second national anthem
The Black National Anthem — “Lift Every Voice and Sing” — is a hymn written as a poem by then-NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) in 1900. His brother John Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954), ...
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How a teen from Normal found her voice through the Black national anthem
At just 16 years old, Gabrielle "Gabby" Johnson of Normal has had the honor of singing the the Black national anthem, "Lift ...
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Gospel star Donald Lawrence headlines IN UNISON’s ‘Lift Every Voice’
The music of Grammy Award-winning gospel artist and songwriter Donald Lawrence is considered contemporary. But his songs speak to what it has meant to be Black in America since we arrived.  “When ...
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‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ highlights Jacksonville’s past and promise
How far and how wide Lift Every Voice and Sing resonated was a surprise to its creator. James Weldon Johnson wrote in his ...
'Lift Every Voice' Black History Month Special to air on NBC3 tonight
America's history is Black history.CNY Central will honor the voices who are making a difference. It's a love that's ...
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Gov. Beshear speaks at ‘Lift Every Voice’ event
February marks Black History month and on Saturday Women of Worship held the annual black history month event, 'Lift Every ...
Boston celebrates with ‘Lift Every Voice’ event at the Strand Theatre
A few hundred Bostonians gathered in the Strand Theatre in Dorchester on Sunday to celebrate Black History Month with “Lift Every Voice,” an event hosted by the city of Boston.