"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Then the marathon rehearsal began, with the group sight-reading each song: a medley of “The Age of Aquarius” and “Let the Sun Shine,” “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” “Somewhere Over the ...

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Roughly 100 people gathered on April 26 in the gardens of Mepkin Abbey in Moncks Corner for the dedication of the Meditation ...

HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT. WHILE THE FOCUS MAY BE ON FOOTBALL. THAT’S ONLY PART OF THE FUN FOR NFL DRAFT WEEK. THE NFL DRAFT EXPERIENCE TAKES PLACE THE ENTIRE WEEK. THURSDAY BEGINS WITH THE ...

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 ...

Opening festivities from the draft stage: A Wisconsin-based youth choir will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing” under the direction of Dr. Jeffrey Redding. Singer-songwriter Stephen Wilson ...

On the draft stage, a Milwaukee youth choir will sing "Lift Every Voice and Sing," directed by Grammy award recipient Jeffrey Redding. Singer-songwriter Stephen Wilson Jr. will then sing the ...

Andy Beshear, right, speaks with an attendee during the annual Black History Month event, Lift Every Voice, presented by ... the angry left to do more than sing and dance. [JB Pritzker] says ...