Andrews, who studies African American and African diasporic music, was one of a dozen speakers at a daylong symposium on “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” on Thursday (June 12) at the museum.

At age 5, Aquil Sudah first heard the “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” or as he prefers to call it, the Black National Anthem. The hymn, written by James Weldon Johnson and composed by J. Rosamond Johnson ...

Explore the significance of 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' at the 125th anniversary symposium, highlighting its cultural and ...

James Weldon Johnson’s poem “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” set to music by his brother John Rosamond, was first presented as a ...

Jacksonville – This park celebrates the history of the Lavilla neighborhood and commemorates the Black National Anthem–which played a major role in the Great Migration and the nation’s history.

I stood there frozen, both boots in the dirt, when I saw Kourtnee Solomon, a Black woman, riding her shiny Black horse inside ...

The auditorium at St. Brigid’s church swelled with sound Thursday evening as more than 100 people swayed, clapped and sang ...

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” within 20 years became known as the Negro National Anthem, in our time the Black National Anthem, and millions of us have sung it standing in solidarity at some ...

Artists and writers from around the world have conveyed black people’s struggles, triumphs and contributions to American culture through a diverse array of mediums, drawing on personal experiences and ...