A stirring monument in words and music, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” reminds Americans to press on to the “more perfect union” that the U.S. Constitution’s preamble envisioned.

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” has inspired countless people ... James Weldon Johnson described the song’s creation in his own words: “A group of young men in Jacksonville, Florida, arranged ...

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.” ...

So James Weldon Johnson remembered the moment in 1900 when the words of his most famous song slowly came to him: "Lift every voice and sing, Till earth and heaven Ring, Ring with the harmonies of ...

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 ...

Celebrations are underway, marking the 125th anniversary of the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” It’s a song ... and his brother Rosamond put the words to music. The song was performed ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

From its beginnings as a birthday tribute to Abraham Lincoln sung in 1900 by 500 black schoolchildren in segregated Florida, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has evolved into the unofficial black ...