WASHINGTON — Grammy-winning musician Ledisi performed "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at the 2025 Super Bowl, delivering a ...

The performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by Ledisi and a chorus of New Orleans students stirred audiences. It also ...

NEW ORLEANS — Grammy Award-winning R&B powerhouse Ledisi will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at Super Bowl LIX in New ...

While "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was not the only song played before "The Star Spangled Banner" on Sunday, many on social media singled out the hymn for criticism, claiming ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Celebrations are underway, marking the 125th anniversary of the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” It’s a ...

NEW ORLEANS — Grammy Award-winning R&B powerhouse Ledisi will perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans' Caesars Superdome on Sunday, marking another historic moment for the ...

It was written by James Weldon Johnson, who considered the piece a hymn. James Weldon Johnson's "Lift Every Voice and Sing," colloquially known as the Black national anthem, was originally written ...

Ledisi, who is a Grammy Award-winning singer cum songwriter, delivered her rendition of Lift Every Voice and Sing at the ...

"Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics written by James Weldon Johnson. The hymn is also known as "The Black National Anthem." According to the NAACP, where Johnson served as executive ...

For the last three years, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," often referred to as the ... 2025 The song was originally written by originally written by James Weldon Johnson in 1899.