Ledisi, who is a Grammy Award-winning singer cum songwriter, delivered her rendition of Lift Every Voice and Sing at the ...

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

The United States' national anthem is one of the most difficult songs to sing, but being invited to perform it is an honor. Hey, no pressure.

Japan’s Kimigayo holds the title of the shortest national anthem, lasting just 30 seconds, but it carries deep cultural and ...

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

The national anthem can be heard before all kinds of ... However, she botched the lyrics about 40 seconds in and later had to issue a statement on the infamous flub. "I can only hope that ...

Brooks performed the song without a hitch with actress Marlee Matlin at his side interpreting the lyrics in American sign language. But ever since then, the NFL has required all artists performing the ...

Singer Ledisi performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which is widely known as the Black national anthem, at the start of the 2025 Super Bowl on Sunday. "Lift Every Voice and Sing" has a short ...

"Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics written by James Weldon Johnson. The hymn is also known as "The Black National Anthem." According to the NAACP, where Johnson served as executive ...

"America has only ONE National Anthem, and that Anthem is color blind ... "More than a century later, we routinely see snippets of the lyrics excerpted as titles for books, museum exhibitions ...