Even though many rights for black Americans had been swept away by Jim Crow laws, the first stanza’s lyrics are surprisingly optimistic: “Lift every voice and sing / Till earth and heaven ring ...

Alicia Keys performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which is widely recognized as the Black national anthem. Alicia Keys ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing.’ Both teams lined up in endzones #SBLV ...

"Lift Every Voice and Sing," often called the "Black national ... it should be a song that all people can love and find their place in the lyrics, in the harmony of the song," Jones said.

The Abbott Elementary star performed Lift Every ... the lyrics: “I am an endangered species, but I sing no victim’s song / I am a woman, I am an artist / And I know where my voice belongs.” ...