The hymn was performed at this year's Super Bowl in New Orleans by the Louisiana-born singer Ledisi, sparking backlash from prominent right-wing commentators and MAGA, including Charlie Kirk and the ...
"Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing," a song often called the Black national anthem, was sung before the ... as a poem by James Weldon Johnson, but his brother J. Rosamond, turned it into music.
In 2020, the National Football League began instituting the performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” commonly referred to as the Black National Anthem ... Later, his brother, John Rosamund ...
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 ...
Before 'The Star-Spangled Banner' was the national anthem, 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' was the Black national anthem. This year, it turns 125.
On this day 125 years ago the Black National Anthem was first performed, written by James Weldon Johnson and with music ...