Manhattan Beach held a Juneteenth ceremony on Thursday, June 19, at Bruce’s Beach Park, honoring the day the last enslaved African American people learned they’d been freed by the Emancipation ...

A celebration on the campus of Virginia Union University Thursday morning brought together dozens to commemorate the 135th anniversary of Juneteenth in a deeply personal way.

From celebrating local Black-owned businesses to activations during NWSL games, the BWPC is committed to league-wide celebrations of Juneteenth.

The smell of BBQ-slathered ribs crackling on Unc’s grill. Kids reciting all three verses of “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” ...

Lift every voice and sing, Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty,” goes the lyric written in 1900 by ...

Addisyn Wimberly, Miss Juneteenth DFW contestant, 17, performs during the 2025 Annual UTA Juneteenth Celebration on June 18 ...

It just reminds us of freedom that was not given to all at once, but fought for over time with courage, with determination ...

It is featured in over 40 different Christian hymnals and sung in churches all across America, not just during Black History ...

Explore the significance of 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' at the 125th anniversary symposium, highlighting its cultural and ...

The first Juneteenth celebration took place in 1866, one year after Granger’s order. Some referenced the holiday as “Jubilee ...

While “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was not the only song played before “The Star ... of James Weldon Johnson’s contribution to the American songbook. During Black History Month, we think there’s no ...

“Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn known by many as the “Black national anthem,” was written in 1899 by James Weldon Johnson, who later bought a home and writing cabin off Alford Road in Great ...