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"Lift Every Voice and Sing," often called the "Black national anthem," was performed at the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay. The song, written by James Weldon Johnson to honor Abraham Lincoln ...

While “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was not the only song played before “The Star ... our politics into the realm of celebratory music by suggesting that a hymn written by a Black civil rights figure ...

“Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn known by many as the “Black national anthem,” was written in 1899 by James Weldon Johnson, who later bought a home and writing cabin off Alford Road in Great ...

For the last three years, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," often referred to as the ... 2025 The song was originally written by originally written by James Weldon Johnson in 1899.

Often referred to as the Black national anthem, a pregame performance of the hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has become ... Ledisi performed the song written by James Weldon Johnson in ...

What is 'Lift Every Voice and Sing'? "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics written by James Weldon Johnson. The hymn is also known as "The Black National Anthem." According to the ...