Clothed in a white robe with a red yoke, her face illuminated by the small lamp above her sheet music ... Weldon Johnson’s hymn, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which encourages her to ...

CMS choir teacher Adam Petroski provided piano accompaniment ... And while “Lift Every Voice and Sing” may have been her first major public performance, it likely won’t be her last. “I feel like I can ...

The Black National Anthem — “Lift Every Voice and Sing” — is a hymn written as ... Johnson (1873-1954), wrote and composed the music and arrangements for the lyrics. American history ...

Since 2021, pregame ceremonies for football’s biggest night have included a performance of “Lift Every ... toward “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Everyone is entitled to their own opinion about this or ...

Johnson’s brother, J. Rosamond Johnson, wrote the music, melody and harmonies to “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” The pair were part of a trio — Cole and Johnson Brothers — who wrote more than 200 ...

Celebrations are underway, marking the 125th anniversary of the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” It’s a song ... brother Rosamond put the words to music. The song was performed for the ...

Ledisi turned in a soaring, emotional 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' New Orleans-born R&B singer Ledisi got the pregame music started with ... On the piano in a striking large white hat, the singer ...

For the fifth year in a row, the Super Bowl pregame show will feature a performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing," the song ... incredible voice and fusion of music genres like R&B, soul, jazz ...

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 ...

Ledisi, a Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, sang "Lift Every Voice and Sing" as part of Super Bowl LIX’s pregame festivities. The New Orleans native sang the song, otherwise known as ...

Ledisi gave a soul-stirring and impassioned performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” during the pregame ... originally penned by James Weldon Johnson with music by his brother John Rosamund.

Originally penned as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson in 1900, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson before being adopted as the official ...