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

Ledisi, who is a Grammy Award-winning singer cum songwriter, delivered her rendition of Lift Every Voice and Sing at the Super Bowl today, sparking a frenzy on social media.

In 1900, NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson penned the poem that would become the hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Gaining ground as a rallying cry during the civil rights movement of the ’50s and ...

By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, Digital Ledisi took to the field at Super Bowl LIX on Sunday to deliver a powerful performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing ... as a poem, with music ...

As an actress, Ledisi appeared in George Clooney’s 2008 movie “Leatherheads,” played Mahalia Jackson in Ava DuVernay’s ...

For the last three years, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," often referred to as the Black ... lawyer and civil rights activist who aimed to write a poem to honor President Abraham Lincoln's birthday.

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

Originally a poem written in 1900 by James Weldon ... disrespectful and distasteful – reinforcing exactly why Lift Every Voice and Sing remains as relevant today as ever," Rev Lennox Yearwood ...

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

Super Bowl pre-game show will feature three performances by Grammy-winning artists. Here's everything to know about who will ...

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

"Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics written by James ... which was initially written as a poem. The organization said it was first performed in public by a choir of 500 ...