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 ...

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

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 ...

Both students sang with a student choir 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. I thank God that he gave me the ...

From the very first notes of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” the tone was set. Audience members rose to their feet with reverence, many placing hands over their hearts or lifting them toward the ...

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 ...

“She’s the one who sent you all those wonderful poems,” Gwendolyn’s mother told James Weldon Johnson, who wrote the lyrics for “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” afterward dubbed the ...