Some right-wingers charged that the performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of the Super Bowl promoted "segregation.
Ledisi, who is a Grammy Award-winning singer cum songwriter, delivered her rendition of Lift Every Voice and Sing at the ...
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 ...
The hymn was performed at this year's Super Bowl in New Orleans by the Louisiana-born singer Ledisi, sparking backlash from ...
Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” a song often called the Black national anthem, was sung before the Super Bowl for the fifth year ...
"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 ...
The tradition began during the first week of the 2020 season and eventually culminated with Alicia Keys' appearance at the 2021 Super Bowl.