The NFL Draft started with the performance of the Black national anthem on Thursday night. But the song divided fans on social media for a variety of reasons.

The Black National Anthem — “Lift Every Voice and Sing” — is a hymn written as a poem by then-NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson ... and arrangements for the lyrics. American history ...

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 ...

“Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn known by many as the “Black national anthem,” was written in 1899 by James Weldon Johnson, who later bought a home and writing cabin off Alford Road in Great ...

Celebrations are underway, marking the 125th anniversary of the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing ... Civil rights icon James Weldon Johnson wrote the poem and his brother Rosamond put the ...

"More than a century later, we routinely see snippets of the lyrics excerpted ... It was James Weldon Johnson who wrote the poem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" in 1900. It was his composer brother ...

Ledisi took to the field at Super Bowl LIX on Sunday to deliver a powerful performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing ... in 1900 by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson as a poem, with music ...

Often referred to as the Black national anthem, a pregame performance of the hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has become ... the song written by James Weldon Johnson in 1900.

What is 'Lift Every Voice and Sing'? "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics written by James Weldon Johnson. The hymn is also known as "The Black National Anthem." According to the ...