By Christine WeertsSpecial to the Selma Times JournalThis year marks the 125th anniversary of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” ...

Musician Joe Watts performed “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” written by its downtown park's namesake James Weldon Johnson Wednesday February 12, 2025.

On this day 125 years ago the Black National Anthem was first performed, written by James Weldon Johnson and with music ...

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And I think when you think about how jazz is such a community, it's about people who negotiate, people who can voice ... entire trumpet section -- Kenny, Ryan, Marcus, Wynton -- turn around and look ...

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The Grammy winner's live interpretation marks the fifth time the Black national anthem has been performed at the big game.

Super Bowl 2025 pregame songs were a soulful celebration, from Jon Batiste's national anthem to "America the Beautiful" and the Black national anthem.

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For the fifth year in a row, the Super Bowl will feature a performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the song that’s more ...

In 1900, NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson penned the poem that would become the hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Gaining ground as a rallying cry during the civil rights movement of the ’50s and ...