Ahead of Super Bowl 59, here is everything you need to know about the black national anthem. Written in late 1899 by scholar and poet James Weldon Johnson, ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ was ...

Grammy award-winning vocalist and New Orleans native Ledisi delivered a captivating performance of the "Black National Anthem" at this year's Super Bowl ... Every Voice and Sing," which was ...

Along with McEntire, Post Malone performs "America the Beautiful," Andra Day sings "Lift Every Voice and Sing" Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.

Grammy winner Chris Stapleton performs the national anthem ... winner Andra Day, American Sign Language performer Shaheen Sanchez open Super Bowl LVIII with "Lift Every Voice and Sing." ...