As an actress, Ledisi appeared in George Clooney’s 2008 movie “Leatherheads,” played Mahalia Jackson in Ava DuVernay’s ...

The pre-game ceremonies will then conclude with “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a hymn often referred to as the Black national ...

Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” a song often called the Black national anthem, was sung before the Super Bowl for the fifth year ...

In a striking white gown and backed by a New Orleans youth choir, The Root 100 honoree brought the house down with her out-of ...

Before 'The Star Spangled Banner' was the national anthem, 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' was the Black national anthem. This ...

The Super Bowl this year features the Kansas City Chiefs against the Philadelphia Eagles on February 9, with Ledisi performing 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' as the Black national anthem, sparking ...

with the Louisiana-born singer Ledisi set to perform the historically significant Black national anthem. Ledisi will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn originally written as a poem by ...

The 52-year-old sang while dressed all in white and assisted by a choir of 125 high school students from New Orleans.

Ledisi will sing the Black national anthem at Super Bowl 59, with the Grammy-winning vocalist saying: ‘I feel like I’m in ...

Singer Ledisi performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which is widely known as the Black national anthem, at the start of the 2025 Super Bowl on Sunday. "Lift Every Voice and Sing" has a short ...