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 ...

Andra Day's rendition at last year's Super Bowl faced significant ... stated that "The Black National Anthem - "Lift Every Voice and Sing" - has been a part of our Nation's history since the ...

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 Award winner Andra Day, American Sign Language performer Shaheen Sanchez open Super Bowl LVIII with "Lift Every Voice and Sing ... Batiste performs the national anthem ahead of Super ...