"At the turn of the 20th century, Johnson's lyrics eloquently captured ... "It is no coincidence that I will be singing the Black National Anthem, Lift Every Voice and Sing at the Super Bowl ...

The Black National Anthem is a tribute to the struggle against the laws and social racism directed at people’s skin color and lack of class privilege.

Some right-wingers charged that the performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" ahead of the Super Bowl promoted "segregation.

delivered her rendition of Lift Every Voice and Sing at the Super Bowl today, sparking a frenzy on social media. Also known as the "Black national anthem", she took to the stage to sing to the ...

The Black National Anthem — “Lift Every Voice and Sing” — is a hymn written as a poem by then-NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) in 1900. His brother John Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954), ...

The hymn was performed at this year's Super Bowl in New Orleans by the Louisiana-born singer Ledisi, sparking backlash from prominent right-wing commentators and MAGA, including Charlie Kirk and the ...

There's nothing angry or confrontational in the lyrics. The tone is ... the U.S. national anthem, and "Lift Every Voice and Sing," the "Black national anthem," have in common, Warfield said.

Often referred to as the Black national anthem, a pregame performance of the hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has become a tradition at the Super Bowl. A pre-recorded video of Alicia Keys’ rendition ...

R&B vocalist Ledisi performed the black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” ahead of the 2025 Super Bowl matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.