Some right-wingers charged that the performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of the Super Bowl promoted "segregation.

Before 'The Star Spangled Banner' was the national anthem, 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' was the Black national anthem. This ...

James Weldon Johnson initially wrote it as a poem a year earlier, and his brother John Rosamond Johnson composed the music.

Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” a song often called the Black national anthem, was sung before the Super Bowl for the fifth year ...

Here's what to know about Ledisi, the Grammy award-winning singer who will sing the Black national anthem at Super Bowl 59: ...

A song often referred to as the Black national anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," will be performed by local artist Ledisi ...

WASHINGTON — Grammy-winning musician Ledisi performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at the 2025 Super Bowl, delivering a ...

R&B vocalist Ledisi performed the black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and ... “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson before being adopted ...

"Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," a song often called the Black national anthem, was sung before the Super Bowl for the fifh year in a row Sunday. This year, Grammy winner Ledisi was given the honor of ...

This powerful anthem, set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson in 1905, was adopted by the NAACP as its official song in 1919. The NFL began incorporating this Black national anthem into ...