Phylicia Rashad Recites “Lift Every Voice and Sing” by James Weldon Johnson

Written By Jill Jones

Actress, director, and singer Phylicia Rashad recites James Weldon Johnson's "Lift Every Voice and Sing" as part of LIFT EVERY VOICE, a nationwide celebration of African American poetic traditions presented by Library of America in partnership with the Schomburg Center and made possible with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Emerson Collective.

Jill Jones
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