The patriotic song was deeply influenced by a tragic January 2011 shooting in Tucson, Arizona. Its lyrics are rich with emotion and patriotism, where Bentley captures the beauty and pain of a nation ...

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 ...

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 ...

After hitting a 3-pointer with tight Indiana Pacers defense on him, Towns playfully patted Pacers forward James Johnson on the chest before walking away to celebrate his impressive basket.

From June 18 to 21, the Ritz Chamber Players performed a classical concert of all Black composers and musicians for the ...

Thus, he was pleasantly surprised to watch his alma mater’s Wind ensemble perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at his job on June 12, in what he called “a full circle moment” during the Museum of the ...

Jun 19, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indiana Pacers forward James Johnson (16) walks off the court after being ejected from the game during the second half of game six of the 2025 NBA Finals b… ...

James Worthy is an all-time Los Angeles Laker. Big Game James won three NBA championships alongside Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and played against some of the best that the league has ev… ...

Morgan Wallen continued his walk out trend with NFL icon Andre Johnson during the launch of his I’m the Problem tour in Houston on June 20.