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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 ...
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. A Wisconsin-based youth choir will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" under the direction of Dr. Jeffrey Redding. Singer-songwriter ...
national anthem and “Lift Every Voice and Sing” 4–5 p.m. – D.K. Harrell 5:15–6:15 p.m. – Dawn Tyler Watson 6:30–7:15 p.m. – John Primer with Steve Bell 7:30–9 p.m. – B.B. King ...
The singer has clearly seen the new TikTok trend that makes fun of her over-enunciation in the 2008 ballad. Sydney Bucksbaum is a writer at Entertainment Weekly covering all things pop culture ...
Members of the James Weldon Johnson Foundation's National Hymn Choir perform 'Lift Every Voice' ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft. Tom Pelissero discusses which quarterbacks could be drafted Day 3 of ...
and then after every three gigs you have to have two days off, because otherwise you will wreck your voice and you will not be able to sing’." The British rock band also announced their final ...
AFL analyst Mick McGuane has taken a look at every club and has picked out the players he believes deserve a big tick for their campaigns so far, as well as the players who need to lift their output.
Gina Miles, winner of "The Voice" Season 23, will sing the national anthem at the 2025 Kentucky Oaks. Livvy Dunne will give the "Riders Up" call before the Kentucky Oaks race. Simon Biles and ...