"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 ...

There might not be a more polarizing pre-event song these days than “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which is also referred to as the “Black National Anthem.” The MAGA crowd tends to hate it ...

A Milwaukee-based choir, the James Weldon Johnson Foundation's 'National Hymn Choir', performed 'Lift Every Voice and Sing,' ahead of the draft in Green Bay Thursday night. The choral ...

The James Weldon Johnson Foundation’s "National Hymn Choir" sang "Lift Every Voice and Sing." NFL fans waiting for the draft to begin took it all in before NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell ...

It's a song with a moniker — the "Black national anthem" — that stirs emotions throughout the U.S. But few people know that "Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn written in 1900 by James Weldon ...

Pear Orchard Cemetery in Beaumont receives Historic Texas Cemetery status, honoring Black community history and local ...

He had fought in an all-black unit in World War II. He had come up in times ... but then came the black national anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” As the lyrics rang out over the crowd ...

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By Jon Pareles Every Friday ... nearly a minute into the three-minute song, with her voice nearly anonymized by computer processing, to sing a bland sentiment: “Just met you tonight but you ...

Ledisi, who also is a film and television actor, performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” known as the Black National Anthem, at the Superdome before the Super Bowl in February. Her 12th studio ...

Remembered as "The Squarest Guy in Hollywood," Bing Crosby was a strong Christian, a patriot and a friend to all, ...