You can now register to take part in several free events honoring the 125th anniversary of Lift Every Voice and Sing ... of the iconic song by 500 children at Bethel Baptist.

It was a chorus of 500 children in Jacksonville, Fla., who originally sang the hymn on Feb. 12, 1900, in celebration of Lincoln’s birthday. Johnson’s brother, J. Rosamond Johnson, wrote the music, ...

The Black National Anthem is a tribute to the struggle against the laws and social racism directed at people’s skin color and lack of class privilege.

There was also an American Sign Language performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by actor Stephanie Nogueras. Pregame performances will also include Jon Batiste singing the national anthem and ...

The Black National Anthem — “Lift Every Voice and Sing” — is a hymn written as a poem by then-NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) in 1900. His brother John Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954), ...

NEW ORLEANS — Grammy Award-winning R&B powerhouse Ledisi will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans' Caesars Superdome on Sunday, marking another historic moment ...

NEW ORLEANS — Grammy Award-winning R&B powerhouse Ledisi will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans' Caesars Superdome on Sunday, marking another historic moment ...

Since 2021, pregame ceremonies for football’s biggest night have included a performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a hymn penned in 1899 by James Weldon Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a civil rights ...

In recent years, the NFL began incorporating “Lift Every Voice and Sing” to its regular pregame customs. In 2021, it officially became part of the Super Bowl.

NEW ORLEANS — Grammy Award winner Ledisi will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" before the Super Bowl on Sunday, part of a pregame lineup of artists with Louisiana ties. Ledisi has earned ...