"Lift Every Voice and Sing," written in 1900, is rooted in American history. But its performance at the NFL Draft was not ...

The Black National Anthem – “Lift Every Voice and Sing” – is a hymn written as a poem by then NAACP leader James Weldon ...

From its beginnings as a birthday tribute to Abraham Lincoln sung in 1900 by 500 black schoolchildren in segregated Florida, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has evolved into the unofficial black ...

NFL Draft kicked off in Green Bay with a performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” by Milwaukee’s National Hymn Choir.

Folks on both sides of the discussion — those who like the song and those who don't — were not happy with the NFL Thursday.

Singer-songwriter and music producer Ledisi and American Sign Language translator Otis Jones perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at Super Bowl LIX. Watch Kendrick Lamar's full performance of the ...

Alicia Keys performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which is widely recognized as the Black national anthem. Alicia Keys ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing.’ Both teams lined up in endzones #SBLV ...

The NFL Draft started with the performance of the Black national anthem on Thursday night. But the song divided fans on ...

The Emmy-winning actress and singer, 66, performed the hymn "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Before the Chiefs and the Eagles took ...

See teams around the NFL stand arm-in-arm during "Lift Every Voice and Sing" before the Week 1 games. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes addresses the media after a loss to the ...

Read full article: ‘Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing’ performed at Super Bowl exactly 123 years after song first debuted in Jacksonville Actress and singer Sheryl Lee Ralph helped kick off Super ...

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