In 1900, NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson penned the poem that would become the hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Gaining ground as a rallying cry during the civil rights movement of the ’50s and ...

I could not keep back the tears." 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 ...

The singer, whose full name is Ledisi Anibade Young, said that she is "overwhelmed" and "honored" to sing the hymn ...

A song often referred to as the Black national anthem, Lift Every Voice and Sing, will be performed by ... to attend Super Bowl LIX after rolling back several diversity, equity and inclusion ...

You know it's like speaking of history and looking to the future, um, so letacy is gonna be performing lift every voice and sing and just ... first time all the way back in.

The Chiefs will try to become the first team to win three straight Super Bowls when they face the Eagles in the Superdome ...

Before kickoff, Blackstone — who grew up in Willingboro, went to college in Philly and now resides in Delaware — will lead the production of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" (the Black national ...

Ledisi will perform Lift Every Voice and Sing. The early 20th century hymn has risen back to prominence following the death of George Floyd in 2020. The song has become part of the Super Bowl ...