"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 ...

It's a song with a moniker — the "Black national anthem" — that stirs emotions throughout the U.S. But few people know that "Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn written in 1900 by James Weldon ...

Virginia State Del. Candi King told graduates to “go out into the world and start a fire” at Virginia University of Lynchburg ...

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 ...

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

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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 Courant’s arts picks for April 27 through May 3 include music competitions, a Christie Brinkley book signing, a concert based on “Labyrinth,” comedians and jazz musicians.

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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DEI rollbacks threatened to end Ohio State's Afrikan American Farewell Celebration. Then alumni and student organizations ...