While "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was not the only song played before "The Star Spangled Banner" on Sunday, many on social media singled out the hymn for criticism, claiming ...

What is 'Lift Every Voice and Sing'? "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics written by James Weldon Johnson. The hymn is also known as "The Black National Anthem." According to the ...

During the second annual Unity Fresno Festival Concert Program held at Roosevelt High School on Feb. 15, 2015, soloist Teresa Gipson sang "Lift Every Voice and Sing," known as the Black National ...

There will be a special choral prayer service at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church at 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, commemorating the Rev. Absalom Jones, who was born into slavery and became the first African ...

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

Columbus City Council forged ahead with celebrating Black History Month and Poindexter Award winners despite 'rancor and ...

The Boone Mennonite Brethren Church in the Junaluska community opened its doors to the area’s religious community on Monday, ...

A celebration of Frederick Douglass comes as many worry Trump will turn back the clock on diversity and inclusion ...

A 12-year-old is accused of using a hatchet to destroy sinks and toilets in a bathroom of a South Carolina park.

The search of a home in Pickens County, South Carolina, led to the recovery of stolen items and drugs, according to the Pickens County Sheriff's Office.

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In honor of Black History Month, the Munday Library along with the Coalition for Black Faculty and Staff hosted a Read-In ...