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 ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) — “Lift Every Voice and Sing” is a hymn many African Americans of older generations just know. They’d sung it in church, learned it in school and stood for what is dubbed ...

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” is often called The Black national anthem, and was written by James Weldon Johnson as a poem and later set to music by his brother J. Rosamond Johnson.

Continuing with inspirational poems that use the metaphor of song, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” promises better days if we can all get together and just … sing.

Gospel singer BB Winans performs with the IN UNISON Chorus and St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in February 2024 for the “Lift Every Voice and Sing” concert. He will return for a benefit concert for ...

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

This year’s Mx. Juneteenth will open at 11 a.m. with the first of three DJ sets followed by remarks from Ware. The Cleveland Chorale will lead festival goers in “Lift Every Voice and Sing ...

“ Lift Every Voice and Sing” by Beyoncé Written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson and later set to music by his brother J. Rosamond Johnson, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” is a soaring ...

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