Paxon and James Weldon Johns schools in Jacksonville are on lockdown Friday morning due to police activity in the ...

The New England Patriots were named as one of three teams to watch as a possible landing spot for wide receiver Cooper Kupp.

Additionally, James Weldon Johnson College Preparatory Middle School is currently on a lockout, according to Duval County ...

Read full article: Authors show off books at the Jacksonville Urban Book Festival Authors showed off their work at James Weldon Johnson Park at the Urban Book Festival on Saturday from 10 a.m. to ...

Dozens of people belted out the lyrics Saturday afternoon in James Weldon Johnson Park, the place named after the man who wrote the words. “It gives me chills when I hear it,” said Mamie Davis ...

“Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn known by many as the “Black national anthem,” was written in 1899 by James Weldon Johnson, who later bought a home and writing cabin off Alford Road in Great ...

Finally, something worth putting your book down for! Authors and readers from around the country will gather at James Weldon Johnson Park on Saturday, January 25th for the JAX Urban Book Festival.

The song, which is referred to as “The Black National Anthem,” was written in 1900 by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson as a poem, with music by his brother, John Rosamond Johnson, according ...

Since 2021, pregame ceremonies for football’s biggest night have included a performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a hymn penned in 1899 by James Weldon Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a civil rights ...

Hello Paxon and James Weldon Johnson families. This is DCPS. Students and staff are safe. Both schools are on a lockdown as a ...