Before 'The Star Spangled Banner' was the national anthem, 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' was the Black national anthem. This ...
Conservatives are up in arms over the Black National Anthem being performed before Super Bowl LIX. Ledisi was among the ...
On this day 125 years ago the Black National Anthem was first performed, written by James Weldon Johnson and with music ...
Ledisi, who is a Grammy Award-winning singer cum songwriter, delivered her rendition of Lift Every Voice and Sing at the Super Bowl today, sparking a frenzy on social media.
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics written by James Weldon Johnson. The hymn is also known as "The Black National Anthem." According to the NAACP, where Johnson served as executive ...
If you do not recognize that name, you may know it as the Black National Anthem. James Weldon Johnson wrote the lyrics as a poem in 1899, and it took off. Also read: Who Are The Performers For The ...