It's now James Weldon Johnson Park, after poet, diplomat, attorney and civil rights leader James Weldon Johnson. Johnson, with his brother, also composed "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which ...

At the end of his speech, James Weldon Johnson, the NAACP’s leader, embraced the aged lawyer and wept with him there in the courtroom. A few weeks later, Darrow was staggered by a heart attack.

Visit www.JamesWeldonJohnsonPark.org for more details. This event is presented by Friends of James Weldon Johnson Park, Yaya Production, and made possible through a generous grant from the PNC ...

detained under inhumane conditions and possibly deported to foreign prisons, with no due process. I can’t help but think of Martin Niemoller’s famous poem: First they came for the Communists ...

Officials said the violence happened in and around two big housing developments in East Harlem, the Lehman Village houses and the James Weldon Johnson houses. Eight gang members are under arrest.

Revere, who was later immortalized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s famous poem, was one of many riders who rode through the countryside, spreading the alarm on April 18, 1775 Ellen Wexler ...

The NFL recently announced that Milwaukee-based choir members from the James Weldon Johnson Foundation’s ‘National Hymn Choir’ will sing "Lift Every Voice," directed by Ben Bedroske ...

For opening day of the draft on April 24 in Green Bay, Milwaukee-based choir members from the James Weldon Johnson Foundation’s National Hymn Choir will perform “Lift Every Voice,” directed ...