today in black history

June 17, 2026

Composer and educator James Weldon Johnson, who wrote "Lift Every Voice and Sing," was born in 1871 in Jacksonville, Florida.

VIDEO: Taking Care of Business With Jill Johnson:14

POSTED: June 25, 2009, 1:41 pm

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Jill sits down with Marjorie Perry, President/CEO of MZM Construction and Management Inc.

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