"Lift Every Voice and Sing" was publicly performed first as a poem as part of a celebration of Lincoln's Birthday on February 12, 1900 by 500 school children at the segregated Stanton School.

In the last few months, the Republican Party has spoken to many ideas. Many of them very important to the GOP. They speak freely on the economy, foreign policy, education and government spending. What they do not talk about very often, is their plan on how to unify an America so much more diverse than […]

WASHINGTON — On the National Mall in Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. is a towering, heroic figure carved in stone. On the Broadway stage, he’s a living, breathing man who chain smokes, sips liquor and occasionally curses. SEE ALSO: Haitian Choir Heals As Americans honor King’s memory 44 years after he was assassinated, the image […]

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is arguably one of the most-studied public figures in world history. Very few facts about the former civil rights icon have gone unpublished. Still, here are some facts about Dr. King’s life you may not know. SEE ALSO: Who Will Romney Pick As VP? Why Newt Gingrich Is Staying In […]

VIA: PRAISERICHMOND.COM Check out the incredibly gifted Faith Evans sharing her salute to Bishop Hezekiah Walker in a special musical tribute featuring surprise guest Timiney Figueroa on “Calling My Name.” Faith Evans & Timiney Figueroa salute BMI Trailblazer of Gospel honoree Bishop Hezekiah Walker. (Photo Credit: Terron Austin) Figueroa was the original lead vocalist on […]