Before 'The Star-Spangled Banner' was the national anthem, 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' was the Black national anthem. This year, it turns 125.

Zachary Scot Johnson started the Song A Day Project, committing to performing and posting an original or cover every day.

Jacksonville will commemorate the 125th anniversary of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” in 1900 with an upcoming week-long festival schedule for February.

James P. Augustine, Jr. died peacefully on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. Born in Brooklyn, NY in 1934 to the late James and Jeanette Augustine, Jimmy lived most of his life in Norfolk, VA.

And he wasn't the first or last to call it that. Based on a poem by James Weldon Johnson and set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson, the song was first performed in 1900 by a choir at a ...

Based on a poem by James Weldon Johnson and set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson, the song was first performed in 1900 by a choir at a segregated school in Jacksonville, Florida ...

South Carolina Arena DJ Suspended After Choice To Play Song By Flau’Jae Johnson’s Late Father During Game Against LSU kyra alessandrini Mon, Jan 27, 2025, 2:48 PM · 3 min read ...

The DJ, who goes by the stage name DJ T.O., played the song “Cut Friends” by Camouflage. The artist, whose real name was Jason Johnson, was the father of LSU player Flau’Jae Johnson.