This powerful anthem, set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson in 1905, was adopted by the NAACP as its official song in 1919. The NFL began incorporating this Black national anthem into ...

Johnson’s brother, John Rosamond Johnson, set the poem to music in 1905, and the NAACP adopted it as the official Black national anthem in 1919. The NFL started incorporating the Black national ...

Much like “The Star-Spangled Banner,” “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was a poem that was later set to music ... song became known as the Black national anthem. The National Football ...

Prominent supporters of Donald Trump were furious with the inclusion of the Black National Anthem at the Super Bowl ... Rosamond Johnson then set it to music in 1905 and it has been commonly ...

R&B vocalist Ledisi performed the black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and ... “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson before being adopted ...

Rosamond, turned it into music. The song was performed for the first time in 1900, not long after it was written. The NAACP dubbed “Lift Every Voice and Sing” as the Black national anthem in ...