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“Lift Every Voice and Sing” should be America’s second national anthem. Here’s why | Opinion
The Black National Anthem – “Lift Every Voice and Sing” – is a hymn written as a poem by then NAACP leader James Weldon ...
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‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’: A Musical Monument to Freedom
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 ... by James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938 ...
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The James Weldon Johnson National Hymn Choir performs 'Lift Every Voice' at the 2025 NFL Draft
Members of the James Weldon Johnson Foundation's National Hymn Choir perform 'Lift Every Voice' ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft. Tom Pelissero discusses which quarterbacks could be drafted Day 3 of ...
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Ledisi Delivers Stirring Performance of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing' for Super Bowl Pre-Game Show
R&B star Ledisi performed on one of the biggest stages in her Grammy-winning career with a compelling live rendition of "Lift Every Voice and Sing ... NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson in 1900 ...
Ledisi Sings a Powerful Rendition of 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' at Super Bowl 2025
The singer, whose full name is Ledisi Anibade Young, said that she is "overwhelmed" and "honored" to sing the hymn Ledisi's ...
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Many know the song performed at the NFL Draft as the 'Black national anthem.' But it's so much more.
"Lift Every Voice and Sing," often called the "Black national anthem," was performed at the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay. The song, written by James Weldon Johnson ... in the lyrics, in the harmony ...