Tag Archives: James Weldon Johnson
“Lift Every Voice:” Juneteenth, 2021
This article on Juneteenth 2021 is the Lead Post on a series of articles on Juneteenth. Read about Juneteenth 2022 and 2023. The VIDEO below shows the singing of “Lift Every Voice and Sing”—the Black national anthem—at this year’s … Continue reading
Fenton Johnson: Request Denied
The only child of a prosperous Chicago family, Fenton Johnson (1888-1958) spent most of his time pursuing the arts, and later in editing and journalism. But between 1914 and 1916 he produced three volumes of poetry A Little Dreaming, Visions … Continue reading