Ledisi will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing” as part of the pregame performances at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.

James Wheldon Johnson was a visionary thinker and Renaissance man whose achievements as an author, lyricist, poet, diplomat, ...

Read full article: Authors show off books at the Jacksonville Urban Book Festival Authors showed off their work at James Weldon Johnson Park at the Urban Book Festival on Saturday from 10 a.m. to ...

Ledisi will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing” as part of the pregame performances at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.

Jaguars receiver Chris Conley takes us through the little-known black history of Jacksonville, Florida, and the story of its most notable native son, James Wheldon Johnson, author of the iconic ...

It is widely regarded as “The Black National Anthem.” In 1900, NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson wrote the hymn, while his brother, John Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954), composed the music.

Finally, something worth putting your book down for! Authors and readers from around the country will gather at James Weldon Johnson Park on Saturday, January 25th for the JAX Urban Book Festival.