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Tag: Lift Every Voice and Sing

James Clyburn
Posted inBlack Experience, National

Clyburn Wants ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ to Become Official U.S. Hymn

by WI Guest Author January 12, 2021December 21, 2021

House Majority Whip James Clyburn wants “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” often called the Black national anthem, as the nation’s official hymn — a move he says can help heal racial wounds and promote unity, particularly in the wake of last week’s deadly attack of the U.S. Capitol.

Colin Kaepernick
Posted inBlack Experience, Sports, Stacy M. Brown

NFL Will Play Black National Anthem at Games

by Stacy M. Brown July 4, 2020December 21, 2021
From right: Dr. Thomas Tyler, artistic director, Imani Gonzales, Ronald D. Johnson, Evelyn Cieventon, Everette Williams and Dr. Steven Allen will direct different parts of an inspirational concert that will pay tribute to the new National African American Museum of History and Culture. The 200-voice choir rehearses on Saturday, Sept. 10 in northwest D.C. Photo by Roy Lewis
Posted inBlack History

Music Accents Opening of African-American Museum

by Hamil R. Harris September 21, 2016October 30, 2020

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