Negro National Anthem

Dr. Cara Barker: You Matter: The Inaugural Challenge For Us All (HuffingtonPost) (huffingtonpost.com) - January 20, 2009
In contrast with our ex-President, it is not be surprising that there has been great commentary on Obama's impressive mastery of language. And yet it is not only his words that move us, but his inclus…

REGION: Prayer breakfast celebrates message of Martin Luther King Jr. (North County Times) (nctimes.com) - January 20, 2009
LAKE ELSINORE ---- The prayers Monday at the annual breakfast held by the local branch of the NAACP to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. were neither supplications nor remonstrations.

King celebration highlights Obama (The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star) (fredericksburg.com) - January 20, 2009
Bragg Hill children honor Martin Luther King

‘Yes, sir!’ and ‘Amen’ to an unimaginable triumph (Evening Standard) (thisislondon.co.uk) - January 19, 2009
THE EIGHTH Ward of Washington DC, almost one hundred per cent black, is not always a happy place. "We are the poster child of everything that is wrong with this city," says the Reverend Michael E. Bel…

Area MLK tributes extra special this year (New Haven Register) (nhregister.com) - January 19, 2009
It’s always a time for celebration when commemorations of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday roll around.

JSU Orchestra to perform for President-elect in D.C. (The Meridian Star) (meridianstar.com) - January 19, 2009
JACKSON – The Jackson State University Chamber Orchestra has been invited to participate in two events celebrating the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama in Washington, D.C.

Community, university remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (State Hornet) (statehornet.com) - January 18, 2009
Community, university remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,

Rousing tribute paid to MLK Jr. on 80th birthday (The Alliance Review) (the-review.com) - January 16, 2009
Photo By Cockrill’s Studio/The Review P. Eric Abercrumbie of the University of Cincinnati, keynote speaker Thursday evening at Mount Union Theatre, offered a tribute to late civil rights leader Martin…

Media by Sistrunk: The cool in a civil rights icon (mediabysistrunk.blogspot.com) - January 20, 2009
Lowery opened his benediction with the first words of the Negro National Anthem, Lift Every Voice and Sing:. God of our weary years, God of our silent tears... Lowery implored God to help Americans ma…

Religion Clause: Inaugural Prayers and Speech Are Contrasts In ... (religionclause.blogspot.com) - January 20, 2009
As reported by USA Today, Lowery began with the first words of the Negro National Anthem, Lift Every Voice and Sing: "God of our weary years,God of our silent tears... " Posted by Howard Friedman --Pe…

Ask Your Daddy...: LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING (askyourdaddy.blogspot.com) - January 20, 2009
The Negro National Anthem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by James Weldon Johnson Originally written by Johnson for a presentation in celebration of the birthday of Abraham Lincoln. This was originally pe…

His journey, and ours, begins - Roger Simon - Politico.com (politico.com) - January 20, 2009
Lawry's "benediction" was primarily reciting words from the Negro national Anthem-yes, folks, there is one. The poem and the benediction were both racist appeals. All in all today's ceremonies were an…

The Black National Anthem | The Obama Project@WindonWater.net (obamaproject.windonwater.net) - January 20, 2009
The opening words of Rev. Lowry's prayer were the closing stanza of the Black (Negro) National Anthem. Here's a rendition of the song: And the lyrics,

The Lead (episcopalcafe.com) - January 20, 2009
Lowry's benediction, from the Negro National Anthem to the humorous rhyming refrain at the end ("when you're yellow, you're mellow") are straight out of the Civil Rights movement. (That last bit of rh…

Dr. Cara Barker: You Matter: The Inaugural Challenge For Us All (huffingtonpost.com) - January 20, 2009
I appreciate the opening to find and use our own Voice for Greater Good. To you, my brothers and sisters, I say 'Let's roll." You matter. Let me hear from you as to what matters most as you see it? As…

Mirror On America: Inauguration Day Open Thread (mirroronamerica.blogspot.com) - January 20, 2009
Lift Every Voice and Sing - the Negro National Anthem by James Weldon Johnson. thenationobamacover. This is the new cover of The Nation Magazine. Here is the DailyKos Diary by the artist.This day was…

...it was the third verse to "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing", called the Negro National Anthem and sung a lot during the Civil Rights movement. - January 20, 2009

@THEflyGIRL nah its still called the "Negro National Anthem" - January 20, 2009

They said Lowery used a portion of the negro national anthem in the benediction. Think about that! James Weldon is smiling in heaven. - January 20, 2009

some tweeties may not know Lowery was quoting the Negro National Anthem. amen - January 20, 2009

RT @CherylSmith999: That's what it was - the Negro National Anthem. God of our silent tears. http://bit.ly/hJ0Q #inaug09 - January 20, 2009

@baltsunlive known as the Negro National Anthem: I thought it was the 'black national anthem' um, these days anyway? - January 20, 2009

Nice Closing with the Negro National Anthem http://tinyurl.com/8pa535 - January 20, 2009

"Negro National Anthem?" it was an awe-inspiring ceremony =] - January 20, 2009