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The James Weldon Johnson Foundation ... of black and white. Johnson himself knew both sides of the color line. He was field secretary of the NAACP and a promoter of Langston Hughes and other ...
James Weldon Johnson was honored as a Duval County legend ... with a majority of them owned by people of color. “I’m just excited to see that the city of Jacksonville is actually putting ...
Gayle Lawson Wright remembers dancing on the auditorium stage with her classmates on her last day at the James Weldon Johnson School ... black-and-white photos of favorite teachers and yearbooks ...
James Weldon Johnson and Charles ... I just have trouble with that." Photos: Jacksonville’s Hemming Park through the years White said Johnson is a "wonderful man" but White said he staked ...
Take just four minutes to start the week with “Dreamer,” an impressionistic ballad honoring civil rights activist and artist James Weldon Johnson ... to paint a big picture, with each pause ...
Members of the James Weldon Johnson Foundation's National Hymn Choir perform 'Lift Every Voice' ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft. Tom Pelissero discusses which quarterbacks could be drafted Day 3 of ...
On Tuesday, a public meeting brought community members together to share their thoughts on the new designs for James Weldon Johnson Park. “I’ve seen a lot of changes, but I think changes for ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The third annual Emancipation celebration will be held this Saturday at James Weldon Johnson Park in Jacksonville. It will be presented by City Councilwoman Ju'Coby Pittman ...