4. As principal of the segregated Stanton School in Jacksonville, Johnson wrote the timeless poem in 1900 to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's birthday. Which the school performed. But what he ended up writing was an anthem of Black life and resilience that still lives on to this day.

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3. Born only 3 years after W.E.B. DuBois, their lives would often intersect and follow a similar trajectory. Johnson also went to Atlanta University and would become a school teacher and principal. But it was his poem "Lift Every Voice" that forged his name in history

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1. "Lift Every Voice and Sing...." By now, most have been introduced to the "Negro National Anthem." Largely because of its inclusion in major sports events as of recently. But its author, James Weldon Johnson, was born on this day, June 17, 1871, in Jacksonville, Florida.

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‘Distant Rain’. Yes, I did get a soaking soon afterwards. 🙂 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Pete Buttigieg breaks down DEI for everyday folks… “The opposite of diversity is uniformity. The opposite of equity is inequity. The opposite of inclusion is exclusion.” @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Our problem: too many value uniformity over inclusion and they’re the ones running the government. 🧵

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