“Lift Every Voice and Sing” has been sung by Mormons ... people saluting their people—and themselves—at Wattstax as Kim Weston delivered what may have been the most notable performance ...

Written in 1899, "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" — known originally as "The Negro National Anthem" — celebrates black pride. Kim Weston was the first major pop star to ever record the song ...

Everyone stood, punching fists in the air as soul singer Kim Weston belted out “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” The Rev. Joseph Lowery, who co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference ...

This story is part of American Anthem, a yearlong series on songs that rouse, unite, celebrate and call to action. Find more at NPR.org/Anthem. "Lift Every Voice and ...

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 ...

“Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn known by many as the “Black ... as have Civil Rights demonstrators in every decade ... It’s been recorded by [Kim] Weston, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Stevie ...

In 1985, Al Green and Deniece Williams came together to record “Lift Every Voice and Sing” for Black History Month. This soulful, upbeat version is much different than the typical, slower ...

Aliza covers trending news, often focusing on crime and politics. Singer Ledisi performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which is widely known as the Black national anthem, at the start of the 2025 ...

Grammy and Golden Globe winner Andra Day will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at the Super Bowl on Feb. 11, a distance of a century-plus and thousands of miles from where it was first performed.

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 ...

Emmy award-winning actress and singer Sheryl Lee Ralph will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing” during the halftime show at the Super Bowl Sunday. The “Abbott Elementary” star said she is ...