The Black national anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," was performed before Super Bowl LVIII kicked off between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs.

The post ‘Black National Anthem’ at NFL game sparks outrage ... followed and has included a performance of the song at every Super Bowl since as well as a number of other prominent games, ...

The Black national anthem has been a mainstay for NFL events since the 2020 season, following a summer of racial tensions across the U.S. The song has been performed at Super Bowls and draft events.

In 2020, the National Football League began instituting the performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” commonly referred to as the Black National Anthem, before its football contests.

At the time, the NFL committed to singing the Black national anthem before the "Star Spangled Banner" ahead of every NFL game during Week 1 of that season. Super Bowl Here’s the latest news on ...

NFL News: Tasha Cobbs Leonard's performance of 'Lift Every Voice and Sing,' also known as the Black National Anthem, before an NFL game between the Kansas City ...

Concurrently, the NFL has occasionally invited singers to perform the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing," or the Black national anthem, before kickoff. The 2024 Super Bowl in Las Vegas was the ...

NFL Draft 2025: ‘Black National Anthem’ unites social media in anger Published: Apr. 24, 2025, 8:09 p.m. Folks on both sides of the discussion were not happy with this year's version of 'Lift ...

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 ...

"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, has ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘It is featured in over 40 different Christian hymnals and sung in churches all across America, not just during Black History Month or Juneteenth,’ said musician Theodore ...