“Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn known by many as the “Black national anthem ... “As an artist, he is not constrained by color, his art is not constrained by a construction of race.” While some ...

that is the beauty of the art," he added. "That's the beauty of the poem." "Lift every voice and sing" begins the song. But when Johnson originally wrote the poem, he intended to celebrate the ...

The Black National Anthem – “Lift Every Voice and Sing” – is a hymn written as a poem by then NAACP leader James Weldon ...

In recent years, the NFL began incorporating “Lift Every Voice and Sing” to its regular pregame customs. In 2021, it officially became part of the Super Bowl. While the song’s history with ...

From its beginnings as a birthday tribute to Abraham Lincoln sung in 1900 by 500 black schoolchildren in segregated Florida, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has evolved into the unofficial black ...

In 2020, the National Football League began instituting the performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” commonly referred to as the Black National Anthem, ahead of its football contests and ...