Some right-wingers charged that the performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of the Super Bowl promoted "segregation.
In a striking white gown and backed by a New Orleans youth choir, The Root 100 honoree brought the house down with her out-of ...
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" has a short Super Bowl history ... "[The song] has encouraged generations of Black people that God will lead us to the promises of life, liberty and pursuit of ...
with the Louisiana-born singer Ledisi set to perform the historically significant Black national anthem. Ledisi will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn originally written as a poem by ...
By Christine WeertsSpecial to the Selma Times JournalThis year marks the 125th anniversary of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” ...