The one and only Angélique Kidjo is here. On a small stage on the right of the circular auditorium, the legendary Beninese-French singer-songwriter speaks to the CEO of The Recording Academy Harvey ...

The Philadelphia Eagles traded up a spot and chose Alabama linebacker Jihaad ... with a rousing version of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” performed by a choir before a relatively spare rendition ...

Frank Lampard hopes he can play a small part in Coventry City’s history after they capped their remarkable rise up the ...

The event began with opening remarks from Daniel Gonzalez, the Director of Student Engagement and Inclusion, followed by both a land acknowledgement video and a recording of the Black national anthem, ...

Dawson's "Negro Folk Symphony," based on spirituals that he cherished from his childhood in early 20th century Alabama ... Cockerham's Fantasia on "Lift Every Voice and Sing." ...

Written in the wake of the murder of Emmett Till, Civil Rights activist Medgar Evers, and the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama ... of “Lift Every Voice And Sing ...

There might not be a more polarizing pre-event song these days than “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which is also referred to as the “Black National Anthem.” The MAGA crowd tends to hate it ...

"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 ...

A Milwaukee-based choir, the James Weldon Johnson Foundation's 'National Hymn Choir', performed 'Lift Every Voice and Sing,' ahead of the draft in Green Bay Thursday night. The choral ...

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 ...