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 ...

A noted theater composer, conductor and actor, he co-authored about 200 published songs with ... first stanza’s lyrics are surprisingly optimistic: “Lift every voice and sing / Till earth ...

Celebrations are underway, marking the 125th anniversary of the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” It’s a song considered a solemn yet hopeful appeal for the liberation of Black Americans and ...

"Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics written by James Weldon Johnson ... secretary at the time the hymn was written, the song was "prominently used as a rallying cry during the ...