While the song’s history with the Super Bowl is a fairly short one, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” is actually more than a century old and is referred to by some as the “Black national anthem.” ...

"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 NAACP, where Johnson served as executive ...

The New Orleans native will be joined at the Caesars Superdome by Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle performing "America the Beautiful" and Jon Batiste performing the national anthem. "Lift Every Voice ...