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. Jame’s brother John Rosamond Johnson ...

La Faye Duren has played the pipe organ at Second Baptist Church, adding a classical flavor to African American spirituals.

How far and how wide Lift Every Voice and Sing resonated was a surprise to its creator. James Weldon Johnson wrote in his 1934 autobiography that “the schoolchildren of Jacksonville kept singing the ...

Lift Every Voice and Sing' - better known as the black national anthem - is traditionally sung every year prior to football's end-of-season showpiece, but has been the subject of fierce debate in ...

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Nevaeh “Vivi” Vilella, a sixth grader at Central Middle School, performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing” in February as part of the school’s Black History Month celebration. Photo by Stuart Sudak Nevaeh ...

There is no charge to attend. “Lift Every Voice is the annual concert that we have to close out Black History Month,” organizer Frank Wilson said. “We invite the entire community.

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. The afternoon ...

With four groups across L.A. County and 260 members, Landlights Community Choir welcomes all skill levels and has the No. 1 ...

“The Voice” season 27 Battles have officially begun! During the Battle Round, contestants face off against another singer from their team. After the performance, their coach decides which one ...

“You might have the greatest voice I’ve ever heard in my life,” Michael said. “I sing that song every night in my shows, and I’ve never sung it that good.” The North Carolina native ...