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.

"Lift Every Voice and Sing" has a short Super Bowl history ... lawyer and civil rights activist, set out to write a poem to to commemorate President Abraham Lincoln's birthday, and the piece ...

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), ...

In 2020, the National Football League began instituting the performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” commonly referred ... which originated as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson ...

Some right-wingers charged that the performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of the Super Bowl promoted "segregation.

“Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn known by many as the “Black national anthem ... But local historians say Johnson never intended his poem to be seen as a Black anthem, but rather a hymn for all ...

The Origins of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ James Weldon Johnson wrote “Lift Every Voice and Sing” in late 1899. Johnson’s goal was to write a poem to commemorate the birthday of the 16th ...

Lift Every Voice and Sing has been performed at every Super Bowl ... which was initially written as a poem. The organization said it was first performed in public by a choir of 500 schoolchildren ...

Nevaeh “Vivi” Vilella, a sixth grader, delivers a moving rendition of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing,’ amplifying Black History ...

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. While the song’s history with ...