Much like “The Star-Spangled Banner,” “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was a poem that was later set to music. “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was written in 1900 by civil rights activist James ...

Today's Beautiful Music is a moving performance of LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING, hymn with lyrics by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson set to music by his brother, John Rosamond Johnson. Members of ...

In recent years, the NFL began incorporating “Lift Every Voice and Sing” to its regular pregame ... John Rosamond Johnson, composed the music to accompany the poem. The song was first ...

Singer Ledisi performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which is widely known as the ... His brother, John Rosamond Johnson, composed the music. James Weldon Johnson referred to the work as a ...

Andra Day has moved Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium and millions of viewers around the world with a touching rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at ... Johnson with music by his brother ...

"Lift Every Voice and Sing," often referred to as the Black national ... "For me, it's worship," Day told Apple Music ahead of her performance, calling the song a hymn. Read on for its origin ...

Ledisi gave a soul-stirring and impassioned performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” during the pregame ... originally penned by James Weldon Johnson with music by his brother John Rosamund.

Emmy award-winning actress and singer Sheryl Lee Ralph will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing ... include country music star Chris Stapleton, who will sing the national anthem, while R ...

Originally penned as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson in 1900, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson before being adopted as the official ...