Martin Luther King Jr. had a deep respect for music as an instrument of change ... from the song known as the Black National Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," and Billie Holiday's "Strange ...

For the last three years, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," often referred to as the Black national anthem, has been performed ...

Booker T. Washington endorsed “Lift Every Voice and Sing” in 1905, and it became the official song of the NAACP in 1919. The ...

Super Bowl LIX is obviously about the high-stakes matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs. But it’s also about much, much more. The Super Bowl is a sporting event, sure. However ...

In recent years, the NFL began incorporating “Lift Every Voice and Sing” to its regular pregame ... John Rosamond Johnson, composed the music to accompany the poem. The song was first ...