‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ is a hymn written by two brothers in the early ... With words by the American writer and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson, and music written by his brother J.

A stirring monument in words and music, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” reminds Americans to press on to the “more perfect union” that the U.S. Constitution’s preamble envisioned.

By Billboard Staff Grammy-winning gospel sister duo Mary Mary will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing” ahead of the 2022 Super Bowl on Sunday. In 2010, the dynamic duo of Trecina Atkins ...

The Origins of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ James Weldon Johnson wrote ... Johnson’s brother, John Rosamond Johnson, composed the music to accompany the poem. The song was first performed ...

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

It was James Weldon Johnson who wrote the poem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" in 1900. It was his composer brother, J. Rosamond Johnson, who set it to music. Both Johnsons are key figures in American ...

Ledisi gave a soul-stirring and impassioned performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” during the pregame ... originally penned by James Weldon Johnson with music by his brother John Rosamund.

Singer-songwriter and music producer Ledisi and American Sign Language translator Otis Jones perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at Super Bowl LIX. Watch Kendrick Lamar's full performance of the ...

Originally penned as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson in 1900, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson before being adopted as the official ...

By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, Digital Ledisi took to the field at Super Bowl LIX on Sunday to deliver a powerful performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Ledisi, a New Orleans native ...

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 ...