The Discovery Orchestra (TDO), the Emmy Award-nominated and Telly Award-winning orchestra, which has introduced millions ...

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

ASHLAND The Highlands Museum and Discovery Center is marking Black History Month with an exhibit, which will run through the end of February. “Visitors will see many different facets of Black history, ...

Congress passes the first Fugi­tive Slave Law. The law made it easier for a slave owner to re-take control of a slave who had ...

James Weldon Johnson initially wrote it as a poem a year earlier, and his brother John Rosamond Johnson composed the music.

The Office of Black Student Development hosted its third annual Black History Month opening ceremony on Feb. 3 in the Student ...

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 ...

The performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by Ledisi and a chorus of New Orleans students stirred audiences. It also ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Celebrations are underway, marking the 125th anniversary of the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” It’s a ...

The hymn was performed at this year's Super Bowl in New Orleans by the Louisiana-born singer Ledisi, sparking backlash from ...

She was joined during the pregame by youth choir members to perform the song, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary.

The Black national anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has sparked social media-fueled backlash in the lead-up to Sunday’s ...