Fact Check: A post shared on Threads claims that the NFL issued a ban on “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” The caption reads, “The NFL has issued a permanent ban on playing the ‘Black National ...

"Lift Every Voice and Sing," often called the "Black national anthem," was performed at the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay. The song, written by James Weldon Johnson to honor Abraham Lincoln ...

New Orleans Saints Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nominee defensive ... Shaheen Sanchez open Super Bowl LVIII with "Lift Every Voice and Sing." Watch Rihanna's full Apple Music Super Bowl ...

See teams around the NFL stand arm-in-arm during "Lift Every Voice and Sing" before the Week 1 games. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes addresses the media after a loss to the ...

A brief history of the black anthem ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ to be played at NFL games Sing a song full of faith that the dark past has taught us. Sing a song full of the hope that the ...

The NFL trotted out a choir to sing the song and … well, it seems, just about everyone wasn’t happy with what they saw. “‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ sung by a bunch of white folks?” ...

The James Weldon Johnson Foundation’s "National Hymn Choir" sang "Lift Every Voice and Sing." NFL fans waiting for the draft to begin took it all in before NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell ...

God I miss the days when the NFL Draft was just the NFL Draft.' The performance of 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' ahead of the Super Bowl in February had also sparked headlines. Ledisi's ...

Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the NFL to tennis to Simone ... performed the hymn "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of Super Bowl LVII at State ...