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At age 5, Aquil Sudah first heard the “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” or as he prefers to call it, the Black National Anthem. The hymn, written by James Weldon Johnson and composed by J. Rosamond Johnson ...

The performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by Ledisi and a chorus of New Orleans students stirred audiences. It also stirred controversy, something James Weldon Johnson was not unaccustomed to.

Grammy-winning artist and New Orleans native Ledisi will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of the Super Bowl.

Grammy-winning artist and New Orleans native Ledisi will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of the Super Bowl.