Since 2021, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," known as "The Black National Anthem," has been part of the Super Bowl pregame lineup. Alicia Keys performed it that year, followed by Mary Mary in 2022 ...

Singer-songwriter and music producer Ledisi and American Sign Language translator Otis Jones perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at Super Bowl LIX. Watch Kendrick Lamar's full performance of the ...

After partnering with Roc Nation in 2019, the NFL inaugurated its Super Bowl pre-game tradition of including “Lift Every Voice” in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.

Andrews, who studies African American and African diasporic music, was one of a dozen speakers at a daylong symposium on “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” on Thursday (June 12) at the museum.

Why ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ sparks debate — and what its author, who lived in Great Barrington, really intended The performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by Ledisi and a chorus of New Orleans ...

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.

GREAT BARRINGTON — It is a hymn once sung by Black servicemen on the war front, but is now a staple of pregame Super Bowl ceremonies — sparking controversy for some and feelings of resilience for ...

New Orleans singer-songwriter and 125 New Orleans high school students celebrated the 125th anniversary of “Lift Every Voice And Sing” at the Super Bowl.

Ledisi performs "Lift Every Voice and Sing" prior to the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans.

After their annual tradition of performing “Lift Every Voice,” which has varied in arrangement and performance styles over the years, the concert paid homage to Black women. This happened ...

The respect. The song is a call to action, meaning, it’s time for us to come together,” said Sharon Coon, Executive Director of the 125th Lift Every Voice and Sing Anniversary.

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.