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.

"1968 and Beyond"

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Dr. Lonnie Bunch, Director, National Museum of African American History and Culture, opens two day Black Power symposium.

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