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. His brother John Rosamond Johnson (1873 ...

Gregory Shamus/Getty Ledisi's performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of the 2025 Super Bowl moved audiences near and far. On Sunday, Feb 9. before the Philadelphia Eagles take on the ...

“Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn known by many as the “Black national anthem ... It was Jones’ idea to pull together a large choir of New Orleans high school students for the Super Bowl performance ...

For the last three years, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," often referred to as the Black national anthem, has been performed ahead of the Super Bowl and this year the song will once again be ...

Ledisi gave a soul-stirring and impassioned performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” during the pregame ceremony at the Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Sunday. The R&B singer stood on a ...

In recent years, the NFL began incorporating “Lift Every Voice and Sing” to its regular pregame customs. In 2021, it officially became part of the Super Bowl. While the song’s history with ...

Since 2021, pregame ceremonies for football’s biggest night have included a performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a hymn penned in 1899 by James Weldon Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a civil rights ...

The National Football League (NFL) said it did not ban “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a song referred to as the “Black national anthem,” from its games, contrary to what posts online say.

NEW ORLEANS — Grammy Award winner Ledisi will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" before the Super Bowl on Sunday, part of a pregame lineup of artists with Louisiana ties. Ledisi has earned ...

The National Football League (NFL) did not replace the U.S. national anthem with “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a song known as the “Black national anthem,” contrary to some online posts.

But before all of that happens, we get the pregame festivities, which include time-honored traditions like the “Star-Spangled Banner” and, in recent years, “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” ...