"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 ...

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 ...

Members of the James Weldon Johnson Foundation's National Hymn Choir perform 'Lift Every Voice' ahead of the 2025 ... quarterback prospect Shedeur Sanders not being drafted in round one.

First up to perform was the Eleanor McMain choir, jolting the audience with a blast of musical joy, from the rollicking call-and-response of “Melodies From Heaven” to an a cappella rendition of the ...

From the very first notes of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” the tone was set ... each with their own legacy of excellence–served not only as vocal support but as spiritual pillars, anchoring ...

“Not only do I get to make myself proud ... at the opening of this year’s Super Bowl, performing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” with Ledisi. “I didn’t know I could do that.

Art can engage not just the intellect ... Rosamund Johnson composed “Lift Every Voice and Sing”—the song we now know as the Black National Anthem. One hundred and twenty-five years ago ...

So many times I didn’t defend myself,” Quintana crooned, cradling her guitar as her booming voice echoed ... paying tribute not to violence or criminals, but to women who have been criminalized for ...