The song “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” often referred to as the “Black National Anthem,” has been a staple ... honor Lincoln’s ...

The song “Lift Every Voice and Sing”, often called the “Black National Anthem,” has been a fixture ... Lincoln’s legacy through his words. The song has been performed at each of the ...

So James Weldon Johnson remembered the moment in 1900 when the words ... national anthem? It's an argument. How you feel about it may depend on how you feel about American history. Do you consider ...

More than a century after the NAACP adopted “Lift Every Voice and Sing” as the “Black national anthem,” the song ... “It’s the words. Words have power and this song is about achievement.

"I try to sing it with a lot of soul, because I believe the Black national anthem is never complete ... if you don't have soul with it, so I try to put emphasis on certain words that I feel like ...

There might not be a more polarizing pre-event song these days than “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which is also referred to as the “Black National Anthem.” The MAGA crowd tends to hate it ...

Before the Tennessee Titans officially selected Cam Ward with the No. 1 pick of the NFL Draft on Thursday night, the Black national anthem was performed on stage in Green Bay. The James Weldon ...

"Lift Every Voice and Sing," often called the "Black national anthem," was performed at the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay. The song, written by James Weldon Johnson to honor Abraham Lincoln ...

The NFL has an impressive starting lineup to officially kick off the action, with the Louisiana-born singer Ledisi set to perform the historically significant Black national anthem. Ledisi will ...