WASHINGTON (RNS) — “Lift Every Voice and Sing” is a hymn many African Americans of older generations just know. They’d sung it in church, learned it in school and stood for what is dubbed the ...

Nature, in her bounty, has provided an endless supply of things for the right and the left to argue about. Big things, like the annexation of Greenland. Little things — like a song. "Lift Every Voice ...

The music of Grammy Award-winning gospel artist and songwriter Donald Lawrence is considered contemporary. But his songs speak to what it has meant to be Black in America since we arrived. “When ...

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 ...

Those who tuned in early on Super Bowl Sunday heard a musical plea for unity and resilience that echoed with a Berkshire connection. Since 2021, pregame ceremonies for football’s biggest night have ...

(Gray News) - R&B singer Ledisi led the opening of the 2025 Super Bowl with a jaw-dropping performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which is known for being the Black national anthem. The ...