James Weldon Johnson Foundation
@jamesweldonjohnson.bsky.social
Educator, Lyricist, Author, Educator, Poet, Diplomat, Attorney, Civil Rights Leader
James Weldon Johnson’s Writing Cabin at Five Acres, where "God’s Trombones" and "Along This Way," among other writings, took shape, has been meticulously restored.
In an era of systemic racial barriers, few Black cultural leaders owned private creative retreats. Johnson did.
Book your tour.
In an era of systemic racial barriers, few Black cultural leaders owned private creative retreats. Johnson did.
Book your tour.
February 12, 2026 at 1:25 PM
James Weldon Johnson’s Writing Cabin at Five Acres, where "God’s Trombones" and "Along This Way," among other writings, took shape, has been meticulously restored.
In an era of systemic racial barriers, few Black cultural leaders owned private creative retreats. Johnson did.
Book your tour.
In an era of systemic racial barriers, few Black cultural leaders owned private creative retreats. Johnson did.
Book your tour.
Tonight at the Super Bowl, Coco Jones performs “Lift Every Voice and Sing” for America and the world.
Written in 1900 by James Weldon Johnson with music by his brother J. Rosamond Johnson, the hymn has endured for over 125 years.
Learn more at jamesweldonjohnson.org.
#LiftEveryVoiceAndSing
Written in 1900 by James Weldon Johnson with music by his brother J. Rosamond Johnson, the hymn has endured for over 125 years.
Learn more at jamesweldonjohnson.org.
#LiftEveryVoiceAndSing
February 8, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Tonight at the Super Bowl, Coco Jones performs “Lift Every Voice and Sing” for America and the world.
Written in 1900 by James Weldon Johnson with music by his brother J. Rosamond Johnson, the hymn has endured for over 125 years.
Learn more at jamesweldonjohnson.org.
#LiftEveryVoiceAndSing
Written in 1900 by James Weldon Johnson with music by his brother J. Rosamond Johnson, the hymn has endured for over 125 years.
Learn more at jamesweldonjohnson.org.
#LiftEveryVoiceAndSing
As we begin 2026, the James Weldon Johnson Foundation marks two milestones:
100 years of the House and Writing Cabin at Five Acres, and 10 years since receiving 501(c)(3) status.
Legacy isn’t inherited passively.
It is actively advanced.
#AdvancingTheLegacy #JamesWeldonJohnson #BlackHistoryMonth
100 years of the House and Writing Cabin at Five Acres, and 10 years since receiving 501(c)(3) status.
Legacy isn’t inherited passively.
It is actively advanced.
#AdvancingTheLegacy #JamesWeldonJohnson #BlackHistoryMonth
February 7, 2026 at 8:02 AM
As we begin 2026, the James Weldon Johnson Foundation marks two milestones:
100 years of the House and Writing Cabin at Five Acres, and 10 years since receiving 501(c)(3) status.
Legacy isn’t inherited passively.
It is actively advanced.
#AdvancingTheLegacy #JamesWeldonJohnson #BlackHistoryMonth
100 years of the House and Writing Cabin at Five Acres, and 10 years since receiving 501(c)(3) status.
Legacy isn’t inherited passively.
It is actively advanced.
#AdvancingTheLegacy #JamesWeldonJohnson #BlackHistoryMonth
Meet 2025 Fellow Ekua Holmes (@ekuaholmes)!
Ekua Holmes is a native of Roxbury, MA and a graduate of the Mass College of Art and Design. As an artist, designer, & illustrator of children’s literature, she has become a keen observer of her environment and repeatedly chooses it as her subject matter.
Ekua Holmes is a native of Roxbury, MA and a graduate of the Mass College of Art and Design. As an artist, designer, & illustrator of children’s literature, she has become a keen observer of her environment and repeatedly chooses it as her subject matter.
June 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Meet 2025 Fellow Ekua Holmes (@ekuaholmes)!
Ekua Holmes is a native of Roxbury, MA and a graduate of the Mass College of Art and Design. As an artist, designer, & illustrator of children’s literature, she has become a keen observer of her environment and repeatedly chooses it as her subject matter.
Ekua Holmes is a native of Roxbury, MA and a graduate of the Mass College of Art and Design. As an artist, designer, & illustrator of children’s literature, she has become a keen observer of her environment and repeatedly chooses it as her subject matter.
Meet 2025 Fellow Daonne Huff (@ladydaydayday)!
Daonne Huff is an arts worker, curator, performance centered artist, poet and Black modern flâneuse based in Harlem, NY. Learn more about Daonne at www.daonnehuff.com
#jamesweldonjohnson #artistinresidence #greatbarrington #simonsrock #artists
Daonne Huff is an arts worker, curator, performance centered artist, poet and Black modern flâneuse based in Harlem, NY. Learn more about Daonne at www.daonnehuff.com
#jamesweldonjohnson #artistinresidence #greatbarrington #simonsrock #artists
Artist | Daonne Huff | www.daonnehuff.com | New York, NY
Poet, performance artist, flaneuse, arts administrator www.daonnehuff.com
www.daonnehuff.com
June 17, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Meet 2025 Fellow Daonne Huff (@ladydaydayday)!
Daonne Huff is an arts worker, curator, performance centered artist, poet and Black modern flâneuse based in Harlem, NY. Learn more about Daonne at www.daonnehuff.com
#jamesweldonjohnson #artistinresidence #greatbarrington #simonsrock #artists
Daonne Huff is an arts worker, curator, performance centered artist, poet and Black modern flâneuse based in Harlem, NY. Learn more about Daonne at www.daonnehuff.com
#jamesweldonjohnson #artistinresidence #greatbarrington #simonsrock #artists
Meet 2025 Fellow Austin Uzor (@austin.uzor.7)!
Uzor explores the world of the unknown by means of psychological spaces, feelings, and alternate realities in search of existential truths. He has exhibited extensively and his work is privately collected globally. Learn more at: www.austinuzor.com
Uzor explores the world of the unknown by means of psychological spaces, feelings, and alternate realities in search of existential truths. He has exhibited extensively and his work is privately collected globally. Learn more at: www.austinuzor.com
June 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Meet 2025 Fellow Austin Uzor (@austin.uzor.7)!
Uzor explores the world of the unknown by means of psychological spaces, feelings, and alternate realities in search of existential truths. He has exhibited extensively and his work is privately collected globally. Learn more at: www.austinuzor.com
Uzor explores the world of the unknown by means of psychological spaces, feelings, and alternate realities in search of existential truths. He has exhibited extensively and his work is privately collected globally. Learn more at: www.austinuzor.com
We are pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of the James Weldon Johnson Fellowship in the Arts! The Fellows are:
Laura Asherman (@theendlesscreature)
Daveda Browne (@dadeva)
Camisha Butler (@nutellabrownbaby)
Ekua Holmes (@ekuaholmes)
Daonne Huff (@ladydaydayday)
Austin Uzor (@austin.uzor.7)
Laura Asherman (@theendlesscreature)
Daveda Browne (@dadeva)
Camisha Butler (@nutellabrownbaby)
Ekua Holmes (@ekuaholmes)
Daonne Huff (@ladydaydayday)
Austin Uzor (@austin.uzor.7)
June 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
We are pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of the James Weldon Johnson Fellowship in the Arts! The Fellows are:
Laura Asherman (@theendlesscreature)
Daveda Browne (@dadeva)
Camisha Butler (@nutellabrownbaby)
Ekua Holmes (@ekuaholmes)
Daonne Huff (@ladydaydayday)
Austin Uzor (@austin.uzor.7)
Laura Asherman (@theendlesscreature)
Daveda Browne (@dadeva)
Camisha Butler (@nutellabrownbaby)
Ekua Holmes (@ekuaholmes)
Daonne Huff (@ladydaydayday)
Austin Uzor (@austin.uzor.7)
Last night we gave a talk on James Weldon Johnson, his legacy, and how his approach to civic engagement was pioneering and can still be seen in action today. Thank you to Monument Mountain High School in Great Barrington MA for hosting us.
June 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Last night we gave a talk on James Weldon Johnson, his legacy, and how his approach to civic engagement was pioneering and can still be seen in action today. Thank you to Monument Mountain High School in Great Barrington MA for hosting us.
It’s the 125th anniversary of the song that James Weldon Johnson entitled “National Hymn” but which is most commonly referred to as “Lift Every Voice and Sing”.
May 12, 2025 at 11:57 PM
It’s the 125th anniversary of the song that James Weldon Johnson entitled “National Hymn” but which is most commonly referred to as “Lift Every Voice and Sing”.
James Weldon Johnson’s Writing Cabin. Watercolor by Selwyn Garraway 2017
May 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
James Weldon Johnson’s Writing Cabin. Watercolor by Selwyn Garraway 2017
James Weldon Johnson’s standing by his Writing Cabin
May 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
James Weldon Johnson’s standing by his Writing Cabin
James Weldon Johnson
May 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
James Weldon Johnson
1871-1938 Educator, Author, Lyricist, Diplomat, Attorney, Civil Rights Leader
May 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
1871-1938 Educator, Author, Lyricist, Diplomat, Attorney, Civil Rights Leader