Of course, time has changed majorly in the 25 years since that time, and one man took it upon himself to ensure that he kept ...

James Weldon Johnson’s poem “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” set to music by his brother John Rosamond, was first presented as a ...

At age 5, Aquil Sudah first heard the “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” or as he prefers to call it, the Black National Anthem. The hymn, written by James Weldon Johnson and composed by J. Rosamond Johnson ...

Gwen Ford Faulkenberry is an author, teacher and award-winning columnist from Ozark. Email her at gfaulkenberry@hotmail.com.

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Danny Klecko, one of the most recognizable and outspoken personalities on the Twin Cities literary scene, has paused his ...

It's not just an honour for my poems but an honour for dialogue as well. I belong to the tribal community and write what's rooted in the land, which has given me a different perspective.

I don't know." Ask a Persian? "Why no, my friend! I hate poetry! It's so antiquated!" "Oh. Do you know any good poems?" "Yes, ...

Frederick Douglass used the words of Psalm 137 in his famous speech, ‘What to a Slave is the Fourth of July?’ For centuries, ...

It is worth remembering both our nation s history and God s redemptive work to free us from the penalty of our sin ...