The performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by Ledisi and a chorus of New Orleans students stirred audiences. It also ...

While "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was not the only song played before "The Star Spangled Banner" on Sunday, many on social media singled out the hymn for criticism, claiming ...

Grammy-winning artist and New Orleans native Ledisi will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of the Super Bowl.

It was written by James Weldon Johnson, who considered the piece a hymn. James Weldon Johnson's "Lift Every Voice and Sing," colloquially known as the Black national anthem, was originally written ...

Author and lyricist Johnson wrote significant work at his writing cabin in Great Barrington.

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

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

Gregory Shamus/Getty Ledisi's performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of the 2025 Super ... the 52-year-old Grammy-winning singer performed the hymn that is often referred to as the ...

Often referred to as the Black national anthem, a pregame performance of the hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has become a tradition at the Super Bowl. A pre-recorded video of Alicia Keys ...

"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 ...