The Black National Anthem – “Lift Every Voice and Sing” – is a hymn written as a poem by then NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) in 1900. Jame’s brother John Rosamond Johnson ...

When wrongs come to light, we lift our voices in protest. When wrongs are righted, we lift our voices to rejoice. “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” dubbed the “Negro national anthem” in 1919 by ...

It's a song with a moniker — the "Black national anthem" — that stirs emotions throughout the U.S. But few people know that "Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn written in 1900 by James Weldon ...

The Black National Anthem – “Lift Every Voice and Sing” – is a hymn written as a poem by then NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) in 1900.

The NAACP dubbed “Lift Every Voice and Sing” as the Black national anthem in 1919, more than a decade before "The Star Spangled Banner" was named the national anthem.

The song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was first performed in the year 1900 and officially adopted by the NAACP 17 years later as the Black national anthem. Since then, it has served as a strong ...

It's a song with a moniker — the "Black national anthem" — that stirs emotions throughout the U.S. But few people know that "Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn written in 1900 by James Weldon ...

Rather, it’s the residue of a pregame performance: singer Ledisi’s version of “Lift Every Voice and Sing”, the so-called Black National Anthem. Rep. Lauren Boebert said on X that there is ...

At just 16 years old, Gabrielle "Gabby" Johnson of Normal has had the honor of singing the the Black national anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," at multiple local events.

I don’t know how many times I heard “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the so-called Black national anthem. Ed Pratt. Whoops, I must touch on that last part.

“Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” a song often called the Black national anthem, was sung before the Super Bowl for the fourth year in a row Sunday.

The song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was first performed in the year 1900 and officially adopted by the NAACP 17 years later as the Black national anthem. Since then, it has served as a strong ...