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 ...

But before all of that happens, we get the pregame festivities, which include time-honored traditions like the “Star-Spangled Banner” and, in recent years, “Lift Every Voice and Sing ... gospel and ...

Jacksonville will commemorate the 125th anniversary of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” in 1900 with an upcoming week-long festival schedule for February.

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 ...