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 ...

“Lift Every Voice ... Sing” has inspired countless people, particularly within the Black community. It is widely regarded as “The Black National Anthem.” In 1900, NAACP leader James Weldon ...

Since 2021, pregame ceremonies for football’s biggest night have included a performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a hymn penned in 1899 by James Weldon Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a civil rights ...

It was James Weldon Johnson who wrote the poem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" in 1900. It was his composer brother, J. Rosamond Johnson, who set it to music. Both Johnsons are key figures in American ...

“Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn known by many as the “Black national anthem,” was written in 1899 by James Weldon Johnson ... But local historians say Johnson never intended his poem to be seen as ...

"Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics written by James Weldon Johnson. The hymn is also ... which was initially written as a poem. The organization said it was first performed in ...

Celebrations are underway, marking the 125th anniversary of the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing ... Civil rights icon James Weldon Johnson wrote the poem and his brother Rosamond put the ...

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 ...

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” was written in late 1899 by James Weldon Johnson. Johnson originally started out with the goal of writing a poem to commemorate the birthday of Abraham ...