The Black National Anthem is a tribute to the struggle against the laws and social racism directed at people’s skin color and lack of class privilege.

"Lift Every Voice and Sing" has a short Super Bowl history ... His brother, John Rosamond Johnson, composed the music. James Weldon Johnson referred to the work as a "National Hymn," but his ...

Singer-songwriter and music producer Ledisi and American Sign Language translator Otis Jones perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at Super Bowl LIX. Watch Kendrick Lamar's full performance of the ...

Some right-wingers charged that the performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of the Super Bowl promoted "segregation.

The Black National Anthem — “Lift Every Voice and Sing” — is a hymn written as a poem by then-NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) in 1900. His brother John Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954), ...

The Origins of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ James Weldon Johnson wrote ... Johnson’s brother, John Rosamond Johnson, composed the music to accompany the poem. The song was first performed ...

Johnson’s brother, J. Rosamond Johnson, wrote the music, melody and harmonies to “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” The pair were part of a trio — Cole and Johnson Brothers — who wrote more than 200 ...

While “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was not the only song played before “The Star ... that is unfortunately dominating our politics into the realm of celebratory music by suggesting that a hymn written ...

Nevaeh “Vivi” Vilella, a sixth grader, delivers a moving rendition of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing,’ amplifying Black History ...

Super Bowl LIX is in New Orleans this year, so many of the artists set to perform are NOLA natives. And that includes Ledisi, who performs "Lift Every Voice and Sing," also known as "The Black ...

At the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Press Conference on Thursday, Ledisi said that she is "overwhelmed" and "honored" to perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing." FOX ...