Black By Degrees Magazine April 2020 | Page 4

Melba Moore's Lift Every Voice and Sing Experience James Weldon Johnson in His Own Words Omar Tyree ­ It Ain't Over! 7 Two Readers Write About This Iconic Song The People Speak 1 Do We Really Need Another Scholarship Fund? Follow The Numbers 14 One of My Favorite Movies & If I Ruled The World Pop-Up Essays 8 - 9 Lift Every Voice and Sing Special Moments Milestones 2 - 3 Melba Moore's Lift Every Voice and Sing Experience The Interview 10 Lift Every Voice and Sing As Sung By.... Melba Moore & Friends 4 Melba Moore's Profile and New CD Presenting Melba Moore 15 One of My Favorite Books Pop-Up Essays 16 - 17 Celebrating Living Heroes Living Legends 11 Lift Every Voice and Sing As Sung By.... A Variety of Performers 12 - 13 In His Own Words James Weldon Johnson Quotes 5 The Decade of The Negro National Anthem The Song In Context 6 It Ain't Over! Omar Tyree Talks Lift Every Voice and Sing 18 Words to Describe African­Americans Complete These Sentences 19 Emotional Reactions to Our History Compete These Sentences There is nothing more important than our children. Our biggest responsibility is preparing them to be successful. College education is one prominent pathway to success for our children. That pathway is what this magazine, Black By Degrees is about. Our main goal is to establish a scholarship fund for African­American undergraduate college students. With your support, we will offer these students $10,000 annual scholarships renewable up to four years of undergraduate study. Photo by Nappy from Pexels