Emancipation Day 2026 Program

T h e P e r f o r m a n c e T h e P e r f o r m a n c e

11..Arsimmer: A poem for my Black Baby for Arsimmer: A poem for my Black Baby for Yaheli Yaheli

2 2..QuQuiana: River iana: River

3 3..InInez: Claim Your Fame ez: Claim Your Fame

4 4..Mimi: Mama Lay Lay Mimi: Mama Lay Lay

5 5..AArsrsimmer: I Do Got ‘an Accent immer: I Do Got ‘an Accent

6 6..IInez: Refugees nez: Refugees

7 7..QuQuiana featuring Inez: Faith iana featuring Inez: Faith

8 8..Inez: Prosper Inez: Prosper

9 9..MMimi: I’m Here imi: I’m Here

1100..Quiana: Let it to be Loved Again Quiana: Let it to be Loved Again

1111..All: Four Women All: Four Women

1122..Arsimmer: What You Know About That Arsimmer: What You Know About That

1133..Miriam: Stand Up Miriam: Stand Up

1144..All: Optimistic All: Optimistic

1155..All + Community: Lift Every Voice & Sing All + Community: Lift Every Voice & Sing

FLO

LIFT EVERY VOICE & SING LIFT EVERY VOICE & SING

LYRICS LYRICS

L Lift every voice and sing, ift every voice and sing,

Till earth and heaven ring,

Till earth and heaven ring,

Ring w Ring with the harm ith the harmonies of Liberty; onies of Liberty;

Let our rejoic

Let our rejoicing rise ing rise

High as the High as the list’ning skies, list’ning skies,

Let it resound loud as the

Let it resound loud as the rolling sea. rolling sea.

Sing a song full of the faith that the

Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us, dark past has taught us,

Sing a song full of the hope that t

Sing a song full of the hope that the he present has brought us; present has brought us;

Facing the rising sun of our new day

Facing the rising sun of our new day begun, begun,

L Let us march on till victory is won. et us march on till victory is won.