James Weldon Johnson’s poem “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” set to music by his brother John Rosamond, was first presented as a hymn, then adopted as a song and soon cherished as an anthem. In its 125th ...

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One of the most successful players in Major League Baseball was born in Jefferson County on May 6, 1931.Willie Mays, "The Say Hey Kid," started his career with the Birmingham Black Barons at Rickwood ...

Saturday’s show began with “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a hymn known as the Black national anthem with lyrics by Johnson set to music by his brother, J. Rosamond.

Valene Barrett sang “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the black national anthem. The Kruz Band performed an hour-long set followed by a drum circle performance, the NuLook Steppaz and the 7 Til ...

AMHERST — The auditorium at St. Brigid’s church swelled with sound Thursday evening as more than 100 people swayed, clapped and sang along to the Black national anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” ...

His composition, “Fantasia on Lift Every Voice and Sing,” was performed for a sold-out audience at Carnegie Hall on April 24, 2022. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event.

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“The theme for today is lift every voice and sing in celebration and education and just celebrating our forefathers and mothers that got us this far,” Jamiel Alexander, an organizer, said.