The lyrics of the song can be viewed here. “Lift Every Voice and Sing” resonated so strongly with people that it was hailed the “Black National Anthem.” Now that we know the history of the ...

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.

Natalie Zito was back in the building that changed her life, performing a stunning rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner." ...

At just 16 years old, Gabrielle "Gabby" Johnson of Normal has had the honor of singing the the Black national anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," at multiple local events.

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), ...

Why a Black National Anthem? For white racists to say that there ... (1873-1954), wrote and composed the music and arrangements for the lyrics. American history tells us that their has always ...

Singer Chantal Kreviazuk changed the lyrics of the Canadian national anthem on Thursday night in ... During soundcheck, I sang the wrong words,' in all thy sons command,' out of habit.

The song “Lift Every Voice and Sing”, often called the “Black National Anthem,” has been a fixture ... Lincoln’s legacy through his words. The song has been performed at each of the ...

Canadian national anthem singer Chantal Kreviazuk ... accused the singer of forgetting the lyrics, not realizing that she had seemingly changed the words on purpose. She was also accused of ...

At the 4 Nations Face-Off final on Thursday, Chantal Kreviazuk switched some of the lyrics of the Canadian national anthem ... s history without losing those words 'glorious and free' in English.” ...