I had to check out a library copy of “A Street in Bronzeville ... who wrote the lyrics for “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” afterward dubbed the “Negro National Anthem,” during Johnson ...

and George Walker (“Lyric for Strings”) plus settings of the classic pop songs “Here Comes the Sun,” “Stand by Me” and “What a Wonderful” and the hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” ...

A special PLAY BALL event at the Jackie Robinson Training Complex (JRTC) featured a celebration of Jackie Robinson Day, featuring hundreds of children from throughout Indian River County, For The Kids ...

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 ...

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 ...

Won "Headline Writer of the Year" award for 2017, 2014 and 2013 from the American Copy Editors Society ... Singer Ledisi sang Lift Every Voice and Sing before the game.

“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.” It’s a song considered a solemn yet hopeful appeal for the liberation of Black Americans and ...

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She delivered a breathtaking performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing”, marking the song’s 125th anniversary in a dramatic, all-white look that stole the show. The Grammy-winning singer ...

Big things, like the annexation of Greenland. Little things — like a song. "Lift Every Voice and Sing," celebrating its 125th anniversary on Feb. 12, is one of only about 20 million flashpoints ...

(Gray News) - R&B singer Ledisi led the opening of the 2025 Super Bowl with a jaw-dropping performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which is known for being the Black national anthem.