"Lift Every Voice and Sing," written in 1900, is rooted in American history. But its performance at the NFL Draft was not ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There were no gospel renderings of “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Jones’ event included a poem titled “She Rose,” a tribute to pioneering Black women like her and Green. Singer Kennedy ...

The NFL gave fans contrasting musical arrangements for its opening ceremony, with a rousing version of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” performed by a choir before a relatively spare rendition of ...

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture celebrates its 100th anniversary on Thursday with a new exhibition and concern among supporters about a right-wing assault on African American ...