It's a song with a moniker — the "Black national anthem" — that stirs emotions throughout the U.S. But few people know that "Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn written in 1900 by James Weldon ...

At a rally in Orlando on October 28, he greeted a student who would be introducing him by dancing toward her and then noting that the song playing ... anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” ...

And as we sing, lift every voice and sing. May our rejoicing rise not only in song, but in spirit a chorus of hope. A prayer for peace and a pledge to keep marching onward. Until every victory is ...

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MARTIN: That was Ledisi with that powerful rendition of "Lift Every Voice," sometimes called the ... (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "THE CROWN (FEAT. TROMBONE SHORTY)") LEDISI: (Singing) All I am, He ...

Rosamund Johnson composed “Lift Every Voice and Sing”—the song we now know as the Black National Anthem. One hundred and twenty-five years ago, 500 Black schoolchildren in Florida first sang ...

When Billie Holiday first began performing the song at Café Society ... idea was to have [us] do a hip-hop version of “Lift Every Voice And Sing,” a spiritual. But I opened the window ...

Andra Day performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Post Malone joined the two ... Whitney Houston’s performance of the song ahead of Super Bowl XXV back in 1991 stands above the rest.

Cherry Street Music, the chamber music program of The Allen Center presents Lift Every Voice: A Juneteenth Musical Celebration featuring the Howard Gospel Choir of Howard University (HGC ...

In 2010, Britain's Got Talent breakout star Susan Boyle lent her magnificent voice to a selection of hymns in honor of Pope ... and privilege of my life to sing for you. A man for all seasons." ...