Illinois Poet Laureate Angela Jackson shares a poem she wrote sparked by a childhood memory — but she didn't let reality get ...
R&B vocalist Ledisi performed the black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and ... 2024 in New York City. Getty Images for The Root She had her breakout moment in 2007 with the release of ...
If the whole book could be a single picture, I imagine it would be the silhouette of a girl-woman within whose outline, every ... new collective noun to describe the verses, especially the poems ...
The performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by Ledisi and a chorus of New Orleans students stirred audiences. It also ...
Nothing New,” which the American poet wrote in 1918, is published for the first time in The New Yorker’s Anniversary Issue.
Ledisi performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at the 2025 Super Bowl. She was joined by 125 high school student singers from New Orleans to celebrate the hymn's 125th anniversary. "Honored," Ledisi ...
Artist Shilpa Gupta on how borders divide but they also connect people, why points and moments of transition interest her, ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Celebrations are underway, marking the 125th anniversary of the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” It’s a ...
Saquon Barkley has been one of the busiest people in New Orleans, but on Wednesday afternoon, with a flock of reporters trailing him down a hallway, he ...
@ledisi and 125 New Orleans high school students perform “Lift Every Voice And Sing” to celebrate ... lawyer and civil rights activist who aimed to write a poem to honor President Abraham ...